Egypt

Back to school: Morsi gets black marks from Egypt’s teachers

Randa Ali, Ahram Online (September 10, 2012)

President Morsi

On Sunday, September 9, President Morsi approved a modification to state-employed teacher pay that allows teachers to receive 100 percent of their salary in bi-annual batches to be dispersed on October 2012 and January 2013. For some teachers, this means their salaries will double; however, many teachers believe the compensation remains incommensurate with their levels of experience. Additional demands include permanent positions for long-term temporary employees. There is some likelihood that this demand will be met on Monday, September 17, as temporary public workers are expected to be permanently hired by June 2013.

For more information, see the following links: Egyptians tell Morsi to keep election promises (PressTV)

Three protesters – ‘teachers’ full rights’ (Photo: Randa Ali)