Teacher Shortage in Hungary to Spiral Out of Control in a Few Years With the start of the school year, there is always more focus on the problem of the teacher shortage in... 2021.09.01.
Thousands of Reported Teaching Vacancies in Public Education, Gov’t ‘Not Worried’ In recent years, more and more people have been sounding the alarm about the rising teacher shortage in Hungary. The... 2021.08.12.
Second Phase of School Reopening Welcomed with More Optimism In the new phase of reopening, universities, secondary schools, and the upper grades of primary schools (may) return to on-site... 2021.05.10.
Coronavirus: Teacher Union Calls for Downsizing Classes Class sizes should be reduced to a minimum after schools reopen, teachers' union PSZ said on Monday. In a statement... 2021.04.19.
Reduced School Reopening Still Meets Strong Opposition In the second phase of reopening, kindergartens and the lower grades of elementary schools will reopen on Monday. Although the... 2021.04.16.
Coronavirus: 87% of Teachers Object to Apr 19 Return to Schools, Union says Fully 87 percent of teachers would prefer not to return to the classroom on April 19, while 54 percent said... 2021.04.13.
Schools to Reopen in Hungary Next Monday, Heated Debate Continues The debate on the reopening of schools in Hungary continues. Although Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced last week that secondary... 2021.04.12.
Gov’t Plans to Reopen Schools After Easter, Teachers Object to Not Being Given Vaccination Priority The government has apparently decided to reopen in-person education after Easter. Public education employees' concern and fear, however, grows as... 2021.03.22.
Third Wave May Cause Re-introduction of Digital Education in Hungary’s Primary Schools With the spread of new variants of the coronavirus in Hungary and the third wave having officially started in the... 2021.03.02.
Teacher’s Unions Want School Closures and More Protection as Third Wave Hits The Democratic Trade Union of Teachers (PDSZ) is asking the government to close schools as the third wave appears to... 2021.02.26.
Large Number of Hungary’s Teachers Caught COVID, Survey Says Online education has proved a necessity for the time being, since many teachers in Hungary tested positive for the coronavirus... 2021.01.28.
Teachers’ Union Wants Education Workers Added to Govt’s Vaccination Plan Hungarian teachers' union PSZ has called for teachers to be added to the government's Covid-19 vaccination plan. PSZ said in... 2021.01.05.
Coronavirus: Teacher Union PSZ Calls for Further Restrictions Teacher's union PSZ has called on the government to take further measures to slow the spread of coronavirus in the... 2020.11.11.
After Massive Demands from Teachers, Gov’t Changes to Partial Digital Education In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán just announced strict restrictions which... 2020.11.09.
Educators Outraged as Teacher’s Death Left Out of Coronavirus Statistics for Days A teacher aged 39 died of complications caused by the coronavirus as a result of pre-existing conditions last Saturday. Yet... 2020.10.09.
Coronavirus: Opposition and Teachers Union against Organising School-leaving Exams This Spring Opposition parties on Thursday proposed alternative solutions to how school leaving exams are organised this spring, saying that the government's... 2020.04.17.
Coronavirus: Teachers’ Unions Call on Gov’t to Delay New National Curriculum Teachers' unions and civil groups are calling on the government to delay the introduction of the new national curriculum and... 2020.03.30.
Coronavirus: Schools Remain Open For Now, Despite Requests for Closures While Hungarian universities have been ordered to close, the closure of schools is still not on the agenda. Although teachers'... 2020.03.13.
Teachers: Ten Percent Rise Offered by Minister ‘Too Little’ The ten percent pay rise for teachers Minister of Human Resources Miklós Kásler announced on Monday is "good for a... 2020.02.25.
Teachers’ Union PSZ Turns to Constitutional Court over Vocational Training Law Hungarian teacher union PSZ is turning to the Constitutional Court over the new law on vocational training, saying it hurts... 2020.02.13.
Teacher Demonstrations in Budapest for Better Wages and Working Conditions Teachers' trade union PSZ held a demonstration in Budapest on Saturday, with support from other teachers' unions, demanding higher wages... 2019.12.02.
