The lack of teachers is worsening inequalities in the Portuguese education system. Thousands of students started the school year without classes in various subjects, due to the shortage of teachers. This situation is driving a growing rush to private education, where families seek to secure a more stable education for their children. The phenomenon is deepening the inequality between those who can afford private education and those who depend on the public system. Portugal's results in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) have been declining, which the article associates with years of political failures in education.
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Is the lack of teachers causing even more inequalities?
Observador12 September 2026 at 11:19
Why this matters
Readers directly face the consequences of this crisis, with children without classes and families pressured to pay high tuition fees in private schools to ensure education. The article documents a continuous deterioration of the public system, worsened by the exodus of teachers, and associates the poor international results with decades of political failure in education.
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