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The new school year starts today under very special conditions for roughly 2.8 million preschoolers and pupils, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 100,00 in over 260 schools and kindergartens will start school in the red scenario, meaning…

The highest pupil-teacher ratios in 2018 were reported in Romania (19.5), Czechia and France (both 19.2), according to the latest Eurostat survey. The lowest ratios were recorded in Luxembourg (9.0), Greece (9.2) and Poland (9.6).…

Health Ministry has released on Monday the epidemiological analysis for counties and localities showing the incidence rate of coronavirus infections per one thousand inhabitants, which is essential for the beginning of the school year.…

Romanian authorities have issued the first norms for starting school, to keep up with the health and safety rules prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, among the new requirements, pupils will enter schools in steps at specific time…

The government has passed an emergency ordinance to allot EUR 175 million for schools to prepare for the school year amid the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. "Following the approval of the Legislative Council, we will have to make two…

The Government has passed in its Wednesday sitting the emergency ordinance that amends the Education Law in the view of enforcing prevention measures against SARS-CoV-2 infection in kindergartens, schools and universities. According to…

Classrooms must be arranged so that a minimum one-metre social distancing should be observed, reads the draft decree published on the Health Ministry's website. The draft also says that when social distancing is not possible, the school has…

Romanian Health Minister Nelu Tataru said that the primary school pupils should wear face masks while in schools as a mandatory rule, as social distancing among the little ones cannot be observed. "The one-metre social distancing is…

President Klaus Iohannis has announced in a press conference today that school starts on September 14, and most the pupils will physically attend classes. However, depending on the evolution of COVID-19 cases in each locality, the local…

Several representatives of the pupils' associations have protested in front of the Government building today, asking authorities to come up with a concrete plan of the 2020-2021 school year now there are few weeks till the re-opening of…