The ban on mobile phone use in schools will be extended to students up to the 9th grade (3º ciclo) starting in January 2027. This restriction previously applied only to students in the 1st and 2nd cycles (up to 6th grade).
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The Assembly of the Republic has finalized the composition of the 25-member parliamentary inquiry committee tasked with investigating the 2025 and 2026 national exam digital grading process. Led by PSD deputy Emídio Guerreiro, the committee has a 90-day mandate to examine political decisions and responsibilities regarding the system's reliability and its impact on students and access to higher education.
The University of Évora signed agreements with the local municipality and IPMA to repurpose former pilot school and meteorological center buildings into an aeronautics and aerospace research and teaching hub. The university plans to invest one million euros in renovations and equipment, aiming to host Aerospace Engineering classes and labs at the airfield starting in the second semester of this academic year.
The Minister of Education dismissed a teacher union's request for an Ombudsman investigation into payment disputes for grading national exams, arguing that the government successfully restored payments to over 11,000 teachers. He maintained that the grading process functioned effectively and asserted that the flexibility inherent in the teaching profession makes it impractical to track and compensate grading as traditional overtime hours.