Teachers’ trade union PDSZ has sent an open letter asking the government to set up an independent education ministry and to increase wages “significantly” while reducing various work-related burdens. The union contends that education policy had been left adrift in recent years. According to PDSZ, spreading education policy over various ministries “has not worked” adding that education from kindergarten to university should be coordinated by an independent ministry.
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