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Teachers say that the parties with parliamentary representation did not fulfill the commitments made during the election period.
A serious, transparent, and widely participated debate is essential, one that values the knowledge and experience of those who build the public school system every day, argues Fenprof.
With only 2 out of 7 topics discussed, the Ministry of Education and teachers' unions return to negotiate the career statute. Fenprof does not expect progress and has already scheduled a protest for May 16th.
Teachers accuse the Ministry of Education of adding “one more source of disruption to the running of schools” and say that each school “should set its own deadlines and rules”
Fenprof and Missão Escola Pública outraged by a ministry's official letter that fuels 'suspicions' about the teaching profession. Keeping records of lesson summaries is a practice long established in schools.
The teachers' union Fenprof condemns the compulsory logging of lesson summaries, arguing it undermines teachers' autonomy and privacy. The government responds that collecting reliable data is necessary for effective management of the education system.
