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The mayor of the cosmopolitan island of Santorini, has appealed to local residents to adopt a teacher, as renting an apartment on the island has become prohibitively expensive. Nikos Zorzos responded to press reports that young teachers posted in schools in...

Greece has the second worst ratio of teachers to students in the EU, according to a new comparative study of European higher education institutions. According to the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (ADIP) the ratio in Greece is one...

The Greek bailout not only came with financial restructuring and pension cuts but also included mass hiring freezes that could continue to affect how children are taught in secondary schools. The hiring freeze in combination with a large numbers of...

Protesting teachers on Friday managed to circumvent police and storm the education ministry headquarters from a side door while a student event was taking place. It was around 12:30 pm when a group of angry protesters took riot police by...

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...

Teachers on childcare leave will be called by the Greek Education Ministry to express their interest in filling vacant positions in elementary and high schools, it was announced. As Education Minister Andreas Loverdos explained, the teachers who are currently...

A European Commission report released on Saturday, showed that teachers in Cyprus have more spending power than their European colleagues despite an 8.5% reduction to their salaries due to the economic crisis. The report entitled "Teachers’ and Schoolheads’ Salaries and Allowances in...

Seven Greek teachers – four in Athens, three from other parts of the country – have been arrested by the Electronic Crime Unit on charges related to child pornography possession. Education Minister Andreas Loverdos has requested their names from the Unit head, Manolis...

The school year for primary and secondary students starts today across Greece. Priests and politicians visit schools for the ceremonious first-day holy blessing event. Students will receive their books and meet their teachers. However, this school year starts with a shortage...

Elementary school teachers support the protests, as they decided to go on a 48-hour strike on September 18 and 19. The decision was taken after a marathon meeting held by the local teachers’ unions with the Greek Federation of...