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Venice is urgently looking for new gondoliers
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (122+ words) The job of a gondolier requires physical fitness - and many other skills. Venice is running out of skilled workers for the prestigious profession of gondolieri. The city is now launching an appeal to recruit urgently needed new talent for rowing…...
More rights for seniors and tax cuts " these are the issues up for a vote in the cantons
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1727+ words) On June 14, in addition to the two national proposals, several other issues will be put to a vote in a total of 16 cantons. blue News provides an overview. On June 14, voters in Aargau will decide on two cantonal proposals: the…...
Parents believe their daughter is gifted and ready for school'and lose in court
1+ week, 2+ day ago (475+ words) A family from the canton of Zurich wanted their daughter to skip her second year of kindergarten. But neither the school authorities nor the courts saw sufficient grounds for this'not even the Federal Supreme Court. The dispute over the educational…...
Federal Council Seeks to Mandate a Second National Language in Elementary Schools
1+ week, 3+ day ago (162+ words) All primary school students in Switzerland should learn a second national language. The Federal Council aims to enforce this through legislative amendments. It is responding to efforts in German-speaking Switzerland to remove early French instruction from the curriculum. On Friday,…...
Is early French on the way out? Now the Federal Council is stepping in
1+ week, 3+ day ago (260+ words) The Federal Council wants to strengthen the legal basis for teaching a second national language. This is in response to efforts in some cantons to remove a national language as a foreign language from primary school curricula. Now the language…...
More than two-thirds of apprenticeship positions have already been filled
1+ week, 4+ day ago (151+ words) Vocational Training: More than two-thirds of apprenticeship positions have already been filled | blue News blue News Vocational Training More than two-thirds of apprenticeship positions have already been filled Vocational training remains by far the most important educational path after compulsory…...
In St. Gallen, female teachers will soon no longer be allowed to wear headscarves
1+ week, 5+ day ago (188+ words) The path for a headscarf ban for teachers in St. Gallen is three. The St. Gallen Cantonal Council has adopted a motion to this effect. Now the government is to draft a bill. On Wednesday, the majority of the St....
SVP National Councillor smells "devious intrigue" after plagiarism scandal
1+ week, 5+ day ago (343+ words) The Zurich SVP National Councillor Nina Fehr D'sel cheated on her doctoral thesis as a lawyer. This is the conclusion reached by the University of Zurich. However, she is allowed to keep her title. In an additional 17 passages, the expert…...
Crown Princess Elisabeth graduated from Harvard - what Europe's royals are learning
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (785+ words) Crown Princess Elisabeth celebrates her Harvard graduation together with her parents, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. The heir to the Belgian throne successfully completed her Master's degree in Public Policy at the renowned university. Prince Emmanuel at the Belgian National…...
Where young people are most likely to graduate
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (224+ words) The zip code plays a part in determining school success: new figures from the Federal Statistical Office show that apprenticeship and Matura completion rates in large cities are often below the national average - and there are even big differences between…...