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(20 Apr 2016) Thousands of teachers in Hungary held a one-day strike on Wednesday against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's centralization of the education system.
The strike, the first major one against Orban's conservative government since its return to power in 2010, was announced by the country's largest teachers' union.
Union leader Piroska Gallo said nearly 25,000 teachers in 1,185 schools had taken part, or around 20 percent of all teachers and schools.
Many of the striking teachers, who are expected to lose a day's pay, wore checkered shirts, a symbol of their protests.
Marches and two shorter strikes were also held in recent months.
Eva Gombos of the ELTE Agoston Trefort Training Gymnasium, and some of her colleagues said overburdened students, the lack of choice in text books and the inflexible curriculum were among their biggest concerns.
Student activist Mate Szabo was disappointed that few of his schoolmates had walked out of class but said the teachers' action was justified.
The government has promised some concessions, including fewer classes for students and a reduction in administrative work.
The centralized education authority, known by its acronym of KLIK, is also slated to be eliminated.
Education officials say the differences with teachers need to be resolved through negotiations.


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