Education

Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – There are two possible ways of attracting more young motivated and high-quality teachers to the education sector – the state can either focus on supporting young teachers or on settling the problem of variable living costs, said Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) following Wednesday’s (September 21)

Bratislava, September 14 (TASR) – The number of employers, schools and students joining the dual education system has doubled in the 2016/17 school year when compared its first year (2015-16), Jaroslav Holecek, President of the Employers’ Board for the Dual Education System, told a news conference on Wednesday. A total

Bratislava, September 13 (TASR) – A total of 1,773 teachers from 106 schools joined a gradual strike on Tuesday, representatives of the organiser – the Slovak Teachers Initiative (ISU) – told TASR on the same day. Schools from all regions of Slovakia have joined the strike, with Bratislava, Kosice and Banska Bystrica

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – The new 2016-17 school year will be a challenge for all those working in the education system, as individual reforms of the system are expected to be implemented, said Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) at the official

Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) – The Initiative of Slovak Teachers (ISU) on Friday sent once again a call to the Government to fulfil the requirements they have been calling for long term, TASR learnt on the same day. Dissatisfied teachers want the Cabinet as well as Parliament to increase the salaries

Revuca, August 3 (TASR) – Putting obstacles in the way of a €30,000-grant for the First Slovak Grammar School in Revuca (Banska Bystrica region) by regional authority (BBSK) led by governor Marian Kotleba (far-right LSNS) is stupid, ignorant and anti-Slovak, Culture Minister Marek Madaric stated in Revuca on Wednesday. First