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Education Reforms

Police, Students Violently Clash in Central Athens

Student demonstrators opposing reforms to Greek secondary education clashed with police in central Athens on Monday. Police fired tear gas at protesters who were hurling Molotov cocktails and rocks in Syntagma Square, opposite the Greek Parliament. There are no reports of...

Angry Students Storm Office of Greek Education Minister

A group of demonstrators entered the office of Greece's Minister of Education Costas Gavroglou on Monday afternoon, following a protest outside the Ministry of Education which attracted approximately 200 high school and university students. The students entered the Ministry chanting...

Cabinet Discusses Education Reforms, Wildfire Damage

A new draft bill by the Ministry of Education which proposes changes in secondary education was the main topic discussed in a cabinet meeting on Monday, chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. During the meeting, Education Minister Kostas Gavroglou presented...

Data Shows Increase in Amount of Students Attending Private Schools

According to data from the Diofantos Computer Technology and Publications Institute’s MySchool tracking system, there has been a steady increase in the number of students enrolled in both private middle and high schools. It didn't take long for critics of...

Students Clash with Police Outside Greek Education Ministry

Some 1,500 protesting students, parents and teachers gathered earlier today outside the Education Ministry in Athens, Greece, in order to protest against the government-planned education reforms. The protest rally ended with tension and at least two students were detained...