Teachers and researchers organised a demonstration in Lisbon to sound their commitment to professional and quality education, warning reforms in the past years have made that harder to deliver. Budget cuts have left schools with 3.2 billion and 20% lower staff levels. Teachers report their work pressure has increased tremendously, as they teach more hours, have to take on additional non-teaching tasks and receive less training.
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