Access to higher education and the illusion of easy solutions
If we want an inclusive, competitive and socially relevant higher education, the solution is not to lower the bar but to raise the quality of the entire educational pathway. Opinion by Luís Ferreira
Fenprof: Ministry of Education adds 'another source of disruption to schools' with mandatory lesson summary registration
Fenprof said today that the Ministry of Education has added “another source of disruption to the running of schools” by making the registration of lesson summaries compulsory, while the Missão Escola Pública is seeking clarification about what it calls a “non-issue”.
Ministry wants to validate teachers' pay by requiring completion of class registers. Unions and headteachers demand explanations about "this nonsense"
An official letter dated 7 January — the same day the Government met with unions to discuss the statute governing the teaching career — was sent to schools informing them that recording class registers is compulsory, describing them as indispensable for “validation of the teaching service provided and the corresponding remuneration”.
Tuition fees return to Parliament today under the Bloco's initiative: key points of seven proposals
'Frankly, I think everything will stay the same,' says an official of the Lisbon Academic Federation.
A setback foretold in education
The shortage of teachers is structural and predictable.
Pay tuition fees after graduation or abolish them: PS, PAN, Livre and Chega present proposals
The issue of higher education costs borne by students remains on the table: five different proposals were submitted to the Assembly of the Republic in recent days.
Higher education psychologists criticise the Education Minister's statements on university residences
Psychological support services in higher education warn that the Minister's statements regarding university residences have caused “apprehension in the academic community” and argue that any management failures should reinforce the public model and its social character, rather than pave the way for market logic or privatisation.
Minister suggests that university residences "degrade" with underprivileged students
The Minister of Education argued on Tuesday that public residences should have students from various social strata; otherwise, prioritising scholarship holders will lead to faster degradation. “We will have all renovated residences that will be degraded in five years,” stated the Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, Fernando Alexandre, during the ceremony ...
Citizenship. Schools finalise strategies and await guidance
Schools have until 12 December to define their Citizenship Education Strategy. However, some report that they have not yet been informed about “when” or “how” they will report to the Ministry of Education.
