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Teacher Discontent in Belgium: Two Crises, One Country
Teacher anger is boiling over across Belgium, but the crises in Flemish and French-speaking education systems are strikingly different.
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Teacher anger is boiling over across Belgium, but the crises in Flemish and French-speaking education systems are strikingly different.
Teacher protests force cancellation of CE1D and CESS exams in Liège and Brussels, disrupting thousands of students in Belgium's French-speaking schools.
Belgian secondary schools face scheduling chaos as reforms increase teacher hours and introduce a new common core curriculum for 2026.
Elisabeth Degryse acknowledges Belgium's education reforms were implemented too late, as teacher protests intensify over budget cuts.