New Decisions on Teachers’ Career Path The new law on teachers' careers, adopted by Parliament on Tuesday, provides for a pay rise, ten weeks' holiday and... 2023.07.05.
Draft Law on Teachers’ New Career Path Presented Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén submitted a bill on the new career path for teachers, signed by Interior Minister Sándor... 2023.06.08.
Issue of Teachers’ Wages Becoming Increasingly Political Teachers' unions are preparing for strikes and civil disobedience. The Secretary of State for Public Education says that the European... 2022.08.31.
Hungary to Provide Help for Ukrainian Refugee Students The primary aim of the education of refugee students arriving from Ukraine in Hungary is not so much to focus... 2022.07.05.
The Shortage of Teachers Requires an Urgent Solution, Head of National Teachers’ Chamber Says Péter Horváth, the president of the National Teachers’ Chamber (NPK) will meet Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, who is also responsible... 2022.06.13.
Government Concludes First Meeting with Teachers’ Strike Committee The first meeting between the Hungarian government and teachers’ unions since the pause of the nationwide strike for higher pay... 2022.06.09.
Educational Performance of Hungarian Students Shows Marked Improvement The educational performance of Hungarian students has considerably strengthened in recent years, according to a recent report by the Eötvös... 2022.06.07.
Unions Slam President for Signing Law ‘Seriously Curbing’ Teachers’ Strike Rights Teacher trade unions PSZ and PDSZ on Tuesday slammed President Katalin Novák for "giving the green light to legislation that... 2022.05.31.
Teachers Announce Photo Montage Campaign to Draw Attention to Lack of Young Colleagues More and more people are retiring from teaching, far outnumbering those entering the profession. Teachers’ Union PDSZ and the website... 2022.04.22.
Union Calls on Orbán to Stop Speaking Out against Teachers in Connection with “Gender Insanity” in Schools Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday called on everyone to stop the "gender insanity" at Sunday's referendum and criticized teachers,... 2022.04.01.
Hungary Ensures Schooling for Ukrainian Children – But How Will It Work? The Hungarian government is offering schooling to minors fleeing from Ukraine to Hungary, the Human Resources Ministry announced on Wednesday.... 2022.03.27.
Gov’t Not Planning to Negotiate with Teachers’ Unions Until after Elections The government does not want to negotiate with teachers' unions until after the elections. However, the unions will continue to... 2022.03.22.
Teachers Hold Demonstration in Budapest Speakers at a teachers' "checkered shirt" demonstration in front of the parliament building on Saturday stressed that the right to... 2022.03.20.
Opposition: Govt ‘Pushed Teachers to the Brink of Subsistence Crisis’ In the past 12 years, the government has "humiliated teachers and pushed them to the brink of a subsistence crisis,"... 2022.03.17.
Hungarian Teachers’ Salaries Low in Regional Comparison Teachers' wages in Hungary are low even in when compared regionally, according to G7's analysis. This applies both to entry... 2022.03.11.
Teachers Demonstrate in Budapest for Striking Rights Cut by Gov’t Some 200 teachers from six highly-rated grammar schools demonstrated in Budapest against the government's new mandate that, they believe, has... 2022.02.23.
Press Roundup: Teachers Launch Warning-Strike A left-wing commentator accuses the government of ignoring the legitimate demands of teachers and trying to limit their right to... 2022.02.01.
Booster Jabs Conditional for Vaccination Certificate from February 15 From February 15th, Hungarians will only be eligible for a vaccination certificate if they have received the third, booster jab... 2022.01.13.
Problems May Arise from Forced Time Off for Unvaccinated Teachers Since Monday, unvaccinated teachers have been not allowed to work, since the government has made it a compulsory requirement. As... 2022.01.04.
Gov’t: Only 1% of Public School Teachers Suspended for Refusing Vaccination Altogether 94 percent of Hungary's public school teachers are vaccinated against the coronavirus, with 1 percent having refused to get... 2022.01.03.
Unvaccinated Teachers to Go on Unpaid Leave: What Will Happen to Education? From 3 January, teachers who have not been vaccinated by 30 December will be on unpaid leave, the Ministry of... 2021.12.22.
