Greece to hire teachers to school migrant children from SeptemberJuly 28, 2016 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Greece will hire hundreds of extra teachers to help thousands of migrant children join its public schools in the autumn, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Wednesday, July 27, according to AFP. "The inclusion of all refugee children in the public school system will begin in September," Tsipras said in a televised address. "Around 800 backup teachers will be hired to meet the additional needs" of the new academic year, he said. Authorities have not given precise figures on how many refugee and migrant children are expected to enrol. But out of over 57,000 people — mainly from Syria — trapped in Greece by the closure of borders further north before spring, around a third are estimated to be minors. At a meeting with Education Minister Nikos Filis on Wednesday, Athens Mayor Yiorgos Kaminis put the number of eligible minors at 22,000, AFP says. Filis said his services were "prepared to enroll thousands of refugee children." The children will be taught Greek and another language of their choice, he said. Another government source said mathematics will also be on the curriculum. "This is an introductory year," the source said. Filis noted that refugee and migrant children will initially be schooled separately as the integration process will take time. Children too distant from cities will be schooled inside their migrant camps, the minister said. Photo. AFP/Aris Messinis Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |