Teachers protesting against the school system

15/04/2016

Teachers hold 2-hour warning strike – Photos

Budapest, April 15 (MTI) – The teachers’ union PDSZ held a two-hour warning strike at state schools in the country from 8am on Friday. The strike […]
14/04/2016

Teachers’ union PSZ calls for five-minute general strike

Budapest, April 14 (MTI) – Piroska Galló, the head of teachers’ trade union PSZ, has proposed that a five-minute general strike should be held on April […]
12/04/2016

Teachers fail to reach agreement with government, strike looms

Budapest (MTI) – Although the sides came closer, no agreement was reached at talks between a teachers’ strike committee and the government on Monday. The talks […]
07/04/2016

Teachers to hold strike on April 15, April 20

Budapest, April 6 (MTI) – Plans for two hours of civil disobediance and a warning strike are under way for April 15 as well as for […]
05/04/2016

Teachers’ unions mulling strike preparations – Update

Budapest, April 5 (MTI) – Teachers’ trade unions could soon begin preparations for a strike, having failed to reach an agreement on their demands with government […]
31/03/2016

Government weekly press briefing about Sunday shopping and teachers’ movement

Budapest, March 31 (MTI) – The government considers the debate around Sunday shopping restrictions closed, and it is now up to the voters to decide if they […]
30/03/2016

A one-hour protest around the country by teachers – PHOTOS

Budapest, March 30 (MTI) – Commenting on a one-hour protest being held around the country by teachers on Wednesday, the state secretary for education told a […]
30/03/2016

Ministry urges teachers to join roundtable

Budapest, March 30 (MTI) – The interests of teachers and students would be best served if members of the so-called alternative roundtable joined the government’s education […]
29/03/2016

Civil education platform invites goverment to discuss demands

Budapest, March 29 (MTI) – The civil public education platform representing the teachers’ movement, which calls itself an alternative to the government-teacher roundtable on school reform, […]
25/03/2016

National conference of head teachers to start next Friday

Budapest, March 25 (MTI) – The minister of human resources has called a national conference of head teachers for next Friday. Zoltán Balog told public radio […]
25/03/2016

Government to finalise structure of new state school manager in April, says Klik chief

Budapest, March 25 (MTI) – The government will decide on the structure of the new state institution to replace central schools manager Klik next month, Klik […]
24/03/2016

Teachers’ movement calls for civil disobedience on March 30

Budapest, March 24 (MTI) – The Tanítanék (I want to teach) teachers’ movement has called for an hour-long nationwide civil disobedience protest in the morning of […]
23/03/2016

PSZ teachers’ union withdraws initiative for March 30

Budapest, March 23 (MTI) – The teachers’ trade union PSZ has withdrawn an initiative calling on teachers to express their opinion about public education at 4pm […]
22/03/2016

Teachers protesting against the school system – State school manager to be abolished in summer

Budapest, March 22 (MTI) – The state agency managing Hungary’s schools (Klik) will be abolished in the summer, a human resources ministry official said on Tuesday. […]
22/03/2016

Majority wants negotiated solution to govt-teacher standoff

Budapest, March 21 (MTI) – Some 78 percent of Hungarians interviewed by think-tank Századvég concerning public schooling want the government and teachers to negotiate to resolve […]
17/03/2016

Government weekly press briefing about teacher demonstration

Budapest, March 17 (MTI) – It is not the government that owes an apology to teachers after spending 266 billion forints over the past few years […]
17/03/2016

Government: Teachers’ planned strike illegal

Budapest, March 17 (MTI) – Effective regulations do not ensure “legal conditions for a legitimate strike”, László Palkovics, the state secretary in charge of education, said […]
16/03/2016

Orbán says won’t apologise to teachers

Budapest, March 16 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday said he would not apologise to teachers for the state of Hungary’s education system, news […]
16/03/2016

Teachers’ leader signals strike for end-March – Update

Budapest, March 15 (MTI) – A one-hour teachers’ strike may be held at the end of March unless the government apologises to the profession while at […]
12/03/2016

DK urges Hungarians to participate in March 15 teacher demonstration

Budapest, March 12 (MTI) – The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) party has urged people to participate in the March 15 demonstration teachers are staging against […]