Student body calls on high school kids to walk out of class (updated)
Student body Psem is calling on high school kids to walk out of lessons on Tuesday in protest over the introduction of four-monthly exams. The...
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Our View: Public education reaches new level of absurdity
Public education was taken to the next level of absurdity on Monday when the organisation representing secondary school students, known as Psem, urged their teachers...
Students urge teachers to strike over four-monthly exams
High school students are calling for teachers to go on strike to protest against four-monthly exams while student union Psem will meet with the education...
Teachers to vote over strikes during exam period
A strike by teachers in senior schools across the island during the exam period will be put to a referendum later in the month to...
Poed threatens legal action over pay cuts for strikers
Primary teachers’ union Poed warned on Tuesday they would take legal action against pay cuts levied against them for striking last month, arguing they were...
Teachers unions push back decisions until Sunday
By Elias THE three main state teachers’ unions will be jointly deciding on Sunday as to whether they will agree to an interim deal with...
On second day of strike, teachers initiate ‘info’ campaign
By Evie Andreou State teachers on Wednesday launched info campaigns in all districts during the second day of their 48-hour strike calling for the protection...
‘Teachers and state share responsibility for strike’
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said the state and teachers shared equal responsibility for the two-day strike at schools across the island, which was the...
Minister calls on striking teachers to return to dialogue
By Evie Andreou All state schools remained closed on Tuesday as teachers went on a 48-hour strike over their disagreement with the government on measures...
‘State not looking to take vindictive measures against teachers’ (Updated)
By Evie Andreou Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris on Monday refuted claims that the government would take vindictive measures against striking teachers, but stressed it plans...
Parents attempt to mediate in education crisis
By Peter Michael PARENTS’ organisations attempted on Friday to mediate two-month long crisis between teachers and the state, but failed to quell the brewing strike...
Ministry scrambles to ease school disruption
By Elias Hazou THE government on Thursday said it was devising contingency plans to ensure the least possible disruption to the operation of schools should...
Primary school teachers say there is room to settle differences
Primary school teachers said on Tuesday there was still room to come to an understanding with the government over differences that threaten to disrupt the...
Anastasiades to meet education minister
President Nicos Anastasiades will meet with education minister Costas Hambiaouris on Monday to discuss the situation in the education sector, he said on Sunday evening....
As talks fail teachers say will strike in September (Updated)
Teachers will go on a protracted strike in September, unions announced on Thursday after a meeting between Oelmek, Oeltek and Poed convened in response to...
Strike stops classes in afternoon schools
The education ministry announced on Monday that afternoon classes in all-day primary schools and kindergartens will be cancelled on Tuesday due to the 24-hour strike...
Primary teachers to strike on Thursday
A planned strike by the primary school teachers’ union Poed will go ahead as planned on Thursday largely in Paphos and Limassol. At midday, teachers...
Kadis dismayed by teachers’ decision to resume strikes
EDUCATION minister Costas Kadis expressed his dismay on Friday over the decision by the primary teachers’ union, Poed, to resume the one-hour work stoppages suspended...