Teachers protested in front of the Ministry of Education. They threaten that they will not start the school year except in the streets. In some counties, unions have already announced that they will suspend teaching activity, which could mean that they will not organize the fall session of the Baccalaureate exam. Unionists are dissatisfied with the increases in standards, the number of students in classes and the decrease in income. The teaching norm will increase by two hours, the positions of principals in schools with fewer than 500 children will disappear, educational units will be assigned to other larger schools, and the number of students in the classroom will be higher – these are just some of the changes in Education that have brought teachers to the streets.
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