Educational Network

Dec 02

General Union of Palestinian Students calls for freedom of speech and civilized dialogue in educational institutions (J)
Report on torture of Gazan student of Bir Zeit University for lack of West Bank permit (J)
Bir Zeit lecturer Mahmud Zayed dies in Beirut at age 70 (J)

Dec 06

Arab Orphan School and Umma College teachers hold one-day strike in protest at non-payment of salaries by PNA (Q)

Dec 08

Article claims that children's education starts with the education of their mothers (Q)

Dec 09

First graduation ceremony of the National Committee for the Rehabilitation of Released Prisoners (J)
Student movement denounces incident in which man entered Bethlehem Sec. Girls School, attacked caretaker and threatened teachers (Q)

Dec 13

Parent Council of Al-Quds Prep School holds sit-in in UNRWA office to protest against impending closure of school (Q)

Dec 14

Palestinian Teachers Day: celebrations throughout the Territories; open letter of Minister expresses gratitude for teachers' efforts and lists work accomplished by MoE (incl. equipping three community colleges and establishment of kindergarten in Jabaliyah funded by Daimler-Benz ); promises to raise salaries (Q)
MoE official visits Qalqiliya schools to promote students activities and health education (Q)

Dec 16

YWCA graduates 141 female students of business, health, community service and home economics (J)
Report on Social Charitable Society's model kindergarten (J)
Graduation ceremony held for specialist doctors and registered nurses at Makkased Hospital (J)
German vocational education expert visits schools in Nablus to discuss teacher training (Q)

Dec 17

Article criticizes teaching content of current tawjihi curricula (Q)
Israeli authorities, for second time within one month, close 'Abud Sec. Boys School in Ramallah for one day for alleged stone throwing (Q)

Dec 19

Dec 21

Work continues on reconstruction of 15 government schools in Gaza (Q)
Four new schools to be built in Gaza Strip with German aid (Q)
MoE signs agreement with WHO to add 199 classrooms to existing schools (Q)
WHO and UNRWA will build 30 toilets in existing schools (Q)
Agreement between MoE and Ministry of Agriculture to plant trees in number of Gazan government schools (Q)
Arafat promises gradual increase in teacher salaries starting from early 1995 (Q)

Dec 30

Al-Haq human rights press release states that denial of permits to Gazans studying at West Bank universities (who total 856) violates Universal Human Rights Declarations and the Cairo and Oslo Agreements, and calls for end to this Israeli policy (J)
Hatem Izhak Husseini, President of al-Quds University and prolific writer, dies in Jerusalem at age 53 (J)
UN Committee Report reports on Palestinian women's marginal participation in decision making in education (J)

Elaine Clark

Educational Network, POB 66, Ramallah, West Bank

tel: 02 995 6230/fax: 02 995 6231 e-mail: eclark@ednet.birzeit.edu