PM Orbán’s state of the nation address
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016Commenting on PM Orbán’s
Further repercussions of the teachers’ demonstration
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016Commentators on both Left and Right ponder the broader implications of the teachers’ rally against the centralized education administration on Saturday. READ MORE
Zoltán Balog dismisses public education undersecretary
Tuesday, February 9th, 2016In a surprise move,the minister in charge of education fired his undersecretary, just days before she was to due to sit down for talks with protesting teachers. Magyar Nemzet and Népszabadság
Teachers’ demos in eleven cities
Thursday, February 4th, 2016A left-wing daily welcomes demonstrations initiated by the teachers of a Miskolc high school as an example of “the courage and autonomy of citizens”, while a right-wing webmagazine suggests that the teachers’ “legitimate protest movement” is being used by Soros-funded NGOs. READ MORE
Nyíregyháza Roma neighbourhood school cleared of segregation
Saturday, April 25th, 2015Left-wing papers fume against the Kúria (Supreme Court), after it overruled previous verdicts that doomed a Gypsy school in Eastern Hungary to closure, because most of its pupils are of Roma ethnic background. A conservative author welcomes the verdict. READ MORE
Economist calls for investment in education
Friday, April 17th, 2015An analyst welcomes the government’s conservative development vision which aims at strengthening the Hungarian middle class. He warns, however, that more investment in education is also required for successful development. READ MORE
Hungary’s structural economic dilemmas
Monday, May 26th, 2014Analysts from right across the political spectrum warn that Hungary should focus more on economic sectors with higher added value, for wages and demand to catch up with western European levels. First and foremost, they believe, the government needs to help Hungarian investors and spend more on education. READ MORE
Roma activist supports controversial education programme
Friday, December 20th, 2013A centre-right portal runs a commentary by a Roma activist who says that unemployed Roma lack basic skills, and should be taught to manage time, be more ambitious for their children and gain the respect of the majority. READ MORE
Pro-government columnists call for more patience towards school reforms
Friday, September 6th, 2013A pro-government weekly finds the criticism directed at the new school reforms hasty and harsh, while another commentator acknowledges teachers’ need for higher salaries but says liberal critics misrepresent the reforms and foster hysteria. READ MORE
First day at school: education policy under fire
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013Liberal critics of different hues accuse the government of authoritarianism and incompetence, for its overhaul of public education READ MORE