114 result(s) for teachers protest
Teachers’ Leader Signals Strike For End-March
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A one-hour teachers’ strike may be held at the end of March unless the government apologises to the profession while at the same time sending a delegation to the talks capable of negotiating, István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of the teacher protest movement, said, addressing tens of thousands of demonstrators in Kossuth Square.
TEK To Close Streets On March 15
- 10 Mar 2016 1:40 AM
- getting around
The head of the Anti-Terrorist Centre, János Hajdu, yesterday ordered that the streets around the National Museum be closed on March 15, when Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will give a speech in the museum garden. The decision affects the area where the Civil Society for the Democratic Hungary announced a demonstration on Múzeum körút on that day.
Parents, Pupils Stay Away From School
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tens of thousands of parents kept their children from school on Monday to show support for teachers’ efforts to have the education system reformed.
Opposition Parties Address Public Education Problems
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist opposition called for a new child-centred public education law and for the elimination of the state school manager (Klik). The Socialist Party supports the initiative of parents to show solidarity with protesting teachers, István Hiller, the party’s education spokesman, said, just a day before parliament is scheduled to hold a debate on public education.
Parents Organise Solidarity Day Keeping Children Home From School
- 25 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parents have joined forces in a Facebook campaign to keep their children home from school on February 29, in solidarity with teachers protesting against the school system, the organisers said. The solidarity campaign is intended as “a first warning”, Krisztina Puskás, one of the administrators of the Facebook event, said.
Xpat Opinion: Weeklies On Teachers’ Protest
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal weeklies accuse the government of destroying the education system. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, speculates that the opposition parties are orchestrating the teachers’ protests in the hope that they can bring down the Orbán government, if another flow of migrants reaches Hungary in the spring.
Teachers’ Trade Union Insists Protests Serve Children’s Interest
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The PDSZ teachers’ trade union said “it’s a big problem” if the government office chief fails to understand the reasons for teachers’ disaffection or the fact that they are protesting in the interests of “children, public education and the country’s future”.
Video Report: Hungarian Protesters Slam New 'Shameful' Education Policy
- 19 Feb 2016 2:30 AM
- current affairs
Education reforms critics say overtax pupils and teachers alike brought thousands of teachers, students and union members onto the streets of Budapest on Saturday.
Lázár Rules Out Wage Hike For Teachers
- 18 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has no means to hike teachers’ wages by 15-20% at the moment, government office chief János Lázár said. There is no way of doing so, even if protesters “use children ... to blackmail the government,” he told a weekly government press briefing.
Teachers’ Leader Signals Strike For End-March
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A one-hour teachers’ strike may be held at the end of March unless the government apologises to the profession while at the same time sending a delegation to the talks capable of negotiating, István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of the teacher protest movement, said, addressing tens of thousands of demonstrators in Kossuth Square.
TEK To Close Streets On March 15
- 10 Mar 2016 1:40 AM
- getting around
The head of the Anti-Terrorist Centre, János Hajdu, yesterday ordered that the streets around the National Museum be closed on March 15, when Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will give a speech in the museum garden. The decision affects the area where the Civil Society for the Democratic Hungary announced a demonstration on Múzeum körút on that day.
Parents, Pupils Stay Away From School
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tens of thousands of parents kept their children from school on Monday to show support for teachers’ efforts to have the education system reformed.
Opposition Parties Address Public Education Problems
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist opposition called for a new child-centred public education law and for the elimination of the state school manager (Klik). The Socialist Party supports the initiative of parents to show solidarity with protesting teachers, István Hiller, the party’s education spokesman, said, just a day before parliament is scheduled to hold a debate on public education.
Parents Organise Solidarity Day Keeping Children Home From School
- 25 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parents have joined forces in a Facebook campaign to keep their children home from school on February 29, in solidarity with teachers protesting against the school system, the organisers said. The solidarity campaign is intended as “a first warning”, Krisztina Puskás, one of the administrators of the Facebook event, said.
Xpat Opinion: Weeklies On Teachers’ Protest
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal weeklies accuse the government of destroying the education system. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, speculates that the opposition parties are orchestrating the teachers’ protests in the hope that they can bring down the Orbán government, if another flow of migrants reaches Hungary in the spring.
Teachers’ Trade Union Insists Protests Serve Children’s Interest
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The PDSZ teachers’ trade union said “it’s a big problem” if the government office chief fails to understand the reasons for teachers’ disaffection or the fact that they are protesting in the interests of “children, public education and the country’s future”.
Video Report: Hungarian Protesters Slam New 'Shameful' Education Policy
- 19 Feb 2016 2:30 AM
- current affairs
Education reforms critics say overtax pupils and teachers alike brought thousands of teachers, students and union members onto the streets of Budapest on Saturday.
Lázár Rules Out Wage Hike For Teachers
- 18 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has no means to hike teachers’ wages by 15-20% at the moment, government office chief János Lázár said. There is no way of doing so, even if protesters “use children ... to blackmail the government,” he told a weekly government press briefing.