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School Starts for Refugee Children in Greece

The first 1,500 refugee children started school in six camps and 20 schools around Greece on Monday, with 23 welcomed by their classmates at the 67th elementary school of Thessaloniki. The children, from Derveni’s refugee camp, arrived shortly after 15:00,...

Archbishop Ieronymos Lashes Out Against Greek Deputy Education Minister

Archbishop Ieronymos criticized the statement made by Greek Deputy Education Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou, regarding the Religious Studies subject in Greek schools, noting that such radical changes cannot take place without further consideration. The Deputy Education Minister announced a few days...

Greek Schools May Remain Closed Due to Staff Shortages

Several public schools across Greece are facing the risk of remaining closed, after September – the official back-to-school day. “Many schools will be closed on September 11,” stated on Thursday September 3 the Hellenic Primary School Teachers' Federation. “We're...

Teacher Shortages in Greek Schools Due to Lack of Funding

The new academic semester is scheduled to begin in September, however, according to a publication in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, schools in the country will face shortages in teachers. Over the last months, no teachers have been hired permanently in...

Greek 'Model School' Board Resigns

The governing board members of 60 Greek experimental and model schools (DEPPS) submitted their resignation on Thursday, February 19, after an argument with the Greek Minister of Education Aristidis Baltas. The Greek Minister has made it his mission to put...

Modern Greek Migration Map

The Greek Ministry of Education released a map concerning the modern wave of migration of Greek families, due to the financial crisis. The study that deals with Greek student transfers to schools abroad, shows that a large number of middle...

Greek Students Preparing for Panhellenic Exams

Thursday, May 22 is the last day of teaching for high school students for the year 2013/2014. Meanwhile, all senior students across Greece are preparing for the Panhellenic exams, which are set to start next Thursday. Most high schools are...

University Administrative Staff Won't Be Laid-Off

According to the Greek Ministry of Education, university administrative employees who were expecting to be laid-off in the near future, have now been given an additional eight month period to remain in their positions before it is decided whether...

Greece Marks 150 Years Since Poet Kavafis' Birth

The Greek education ministry has dedicated 2013 to great poet Constantinos Kavafis (1863-1933) 150 years after his birth and 80 years since his death. A round of events has already taken place in a number of European countries including...