Education

The Education Ministry has opened an inquiry into schools that sent national-exam papers for grading after the deadline, disrupting the first year of digital marking. Teachers' union FENPROF accuses Minister Fernando Alexandre of shifting blame and vows to block any sanctions.

Almost 3,300 teachers retired from Portugal's public schools this year while around 2,000 delayed retirement, many drawn by a €750 monthly supplement. The government is now limiting that bonus to eight shortage zones — 235 school units in Greater Lisbon, Setúbal and the Algarve — as the secondary ye

Nearly a year after the Universidade Nova de Lisboa first elected Paulo Pereira as rector, its board of trustees is preparing to refuse to ratify the vote, citing four grounds. With ten lawsuits and a criminal complaint in play, one of Portugal's top universities still has no confirmed leader.