June 8, 2022
Greece, Politics
A pilot program extending all-day kindergartens and primary schools to 17:30 will go into effect as of September, Education Minister Niki Kerameus told a congress on demographics named “Demographics 2022: The great challenge” on Wednesday. Kerameus said the pilot program is addressed to all students of these ages throughout Greece, …
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April 7, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Members of the committee of epidemiologists advising the government on the course of the pandemic and Εducation Minister Niki Kerameos are meeting on Wednesday to decide on the reopening of the schools in Greece. Epidemiologists and the Education Minister are to decide whether, when and under which conditions the schools …
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October 1, 2020
Greece
Greece’s Education Minister has threatened to block protesting students from the compulsory e-classes if they continue to occupy schools at the expense of an increase number of “absence” in their records. She went further and said even to mark their “behavior” as “bad.” Obsessed with the “punitive education system” of …
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September 1, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Education Minister Niki Kerameos announced on Tuesday that schools and pre-schools will open on September 14, 2020,. and not on Sept 7th as it was originally planned. Kerameos justified the belated opening saying that a lot of families were still on summer holidays and the late school opening will give …
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August 25, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
One thing is certain from the Education Minister’s announcements about the opening of schools: the complete lack of serious government planning to protect the health of students and teachers. Wish list and half-measures The previous certainty that the schools will open on September 7 has been replaced by the wiser …
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August 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Students at all levels of education but also young children as those attending kindergarten will have to wear face masks when the schools in Greece open on September 7. The Ministry of Education has reportedly accepted the suggestions made by the experts of the infectious disease committee. Minister of Education …
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April 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The nationwide exams for entrance into Greece’s state universities, also known as the Panhellenic exams, will start in June, Education Minister Niki Kerameos said Wednesday. She said the exams will start mid-June and be completed by mid-July. Kerameos said no decision has been made yet on reopening the country’s schools …
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November 7, 2014
Politics, Society
Greek Education Ministry seek fill 1,100 job vacancies with teachers who would be gladly and proudly work on “voluntary basis”, that is without payment! According to daily TA NEA, Education Minister Andreas Loverdos considers to seek teachers who would work on voluntary basis in order to fill up vacancies in …
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January 3, 2012
Society
Holding Black Crosses Greeks students chose an original way to protest Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou. Holding the wooden crosses the students had gathered outside the Byzantine Museum in Athens and chanted slogans against the government and the Troika. Diamantopoulou who visited the exhibition “Holy Mountain” got by surprise but strengthened by …
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November 17, 2011
Politics
Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou will break a decades-long tradition: She will not lay a wreath at the Polytechnic University to commemorate the 38th Anniversary of the students’ uprising against the military dictatorship on 17th November 1973. Greek media report, that the reason for Diamantopoulou’s refusal is apparently the minor clashes among …
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May 3, 2010
Economy, News, Uncategorized
Maria Houkli/Prime Time News/NET Photo: copied from blogs Some 40 unemployed teachers have interrupted the prime time news of the Greek state television NET. The protesters – unemployed teachers – have managed to enter the building of State Boradcast Corp. ( ERT) after a scuffle with security guards it. Education Minister Anna …
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