Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has pledged to improve and increase more regularly the starting salaries for teachers. The Nationalist Party has promised a radical overhaul should it be elected to government, with Grech stating that a generational leap as to how educators are viewed in society is needed. Holding a Q&A in Attard on Saturday, Grech highlighted how not only educator salaries should be higher upon starting out, but should increase more regularly over a period of time.
The Nationalist Party leader said that under his government, increases to teacher salaries in the public sector will be reflected in Church and private schools through direct assistance and tax credits. Grech also pledged for investment in school infrastructure. This, he said, is to adapt to rising temperatures and hit environmental targets. He vouched for schools becoming more energy efficient, air conditioned classrooms, and even allowing schools to be used comfortably during summer by the community. When it comes to students, better technological equipment and internet access should be granted.
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