Singapore is trying to convince people to put their phones aside and open a book. Authorities have launched a national campaign where citizens receive small financial rewards if they read…
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Functional illiteracy reaches around 50% in Romania. More than half of students lack basic maths skills. What PISA 2025 results show
More than half of Romanian 15-year-old students do not reach the basic level in mathematics, and almost half are in the same situation in reading and science, according to the…
How much does a student “cost” in Romania - and how much do other EU countries spend on education?
Romania’s expenses for Education and Research are far outside the range of other EU states, and the gap risks strongly affecting the country’s long-term competitiveness in two essential areas: human…
Nicușor Dan criticizes parents who think they know better than teachers how children should be taught. He refuses to answer political questions (Photo & Video)
President Nicușor Dan says that Romania is suffering because it does not sufficiently value knowledge, and education has not received the funding it needed over the years. The head of…
Romania's 2026 high school admissions: Bucharest dominates the rankings, with the highest cutoff at 9.70
The Ministry of Education has published on Wednesday the computerized allocation results for high school, and the official ranking of specializations shows that this year, the most sought-after ones are…
Dozens of raids in five counties over alleged Baccalaureate exam leak. Education minister: AI-enabled glasses with hidden cameras found. UPDATE: Five detained
Prosecutors in Alba conducted 47 searches in five counties on Friday in a case involving suspicions that confidential information about the 2026 Baccalaureate exam was leaked to facilitate exam fraud.…
Romanian team wins four medals at the International Cyber Security Olympiad
Romania had a successful debut at the International Cyber Security Olympiad (ICO 2026), where the national team won four medals: one gold, one silver, and two bronze. This is the…
Pîslaru after talks with teachers: "I am being made the scapegoat." The minister says he inherited a flawed salary law
Interim Minister of Labor, Dragoș Pîslaru, argues that the new salary law has issues that need to be corrected and states that he took over the current form of the…
Mobile phones could be banned entirely in schools, including during breaks
Mobile phones could be completely banned in schools, including during breaks. A bill submitted to the Chamber of Deputies provides for stricter rules regarding the use of electronic devices by…
What children who have never lived in a world without smartphones discovered when they spent 3 weeks without them
For three weeks, thousands of children in Europe were left without social networks or smartphones, or without both. Their digital detox journal shows how they experienced this absence. All children…
Metro ticket price increase delayed; Metrorex ordered to cut costs by 10%
The increase in metro fares, announced for May 1, has been postponed by two months. The decision was made by the interim Minister of Transport, Radu Miruță, less than 24…
Over 1,500 librarians risk losing their jobs as budget savings remain minimal; one in ten rural libraries has disappeared in just three years
The national library system is in rapid decline, especially in rural areas, where budget cuts risk not only the loss of over 1,500 jobs but also the actual closure of…
PNL is still looking for a minister of education; Bolojan says it’s a matter of weeks
Although Romania has been without a Minister of Education since December, and the system threatens to strike, PNL is still crunching the numbers. Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan announces that it…
Inside the School That Trains Intelligence Operatives
A French university located on the outskirts of Paris has become a true training center for France’s secret services in recent years. BBC reports on Sciences Po Saint-Germain, the institution…
Daniel David has resigned from the Ministry of Education
The Minister of Education, Daniel David, resigned from his position on Monday. „Today, December 22, 2025, exactly one year after the invitation to become Minister of Education and Research (December…
Teacher Under Investigation After Allegedly Threatening Students With a Knife: “Behave or I’ll cut your fingers”
A Romanian teacher from the „Mihail Kogălniceanu” National College in Galați is being investigated for abusive behavior after several students reported being threatened during classes. According to the complaints, the…
How the controversial Romanian high school curriculum came to be. Coordinator: We should not cultivate in students the illusion that everything will be easy
The new Romanian Language and Literature program for the 9th grade, currently under public debate, has sparked heated discussions in recent weeks. At the center of them is university professor…
Daniel David blames teachers for the functional illiteracy of students who regularly attend classes
Minister of Education, Daniel David, argues that the functional illiteracy of children who do not attend school cannot be blamed on teachers, but emphasizes that when a student is consistently…
Ionuț Moșteanu admits that he lied on his CV
The Minister of Defense, Ionuț Moșteanu (USR), published on Thursday on Facebook his bachelor’s degree from Bioterra University – Faculty of Agrotourism Engineering and Management, after in an old CV…
Ministry of Education proposes new rules for homework - time limit and no penalties
Homework assignments must be evaluated, but grading them is not mandatory, according to a draft order put up for consultation by the Ministry of Education.The project stipulates that homework evaluation…