Morocco has now incorporated into the very structure of the Ministry of National Education a body responsible for education intended for Moroccan children living abroad. Arabic, Amazigh, Moroccan culture, and the history and geography of the kingdom are explicitly included among its missions.
Aragon is scrapping the Arabic Language and Moroccan Culture Programme in the ten institutions that still offered it, starting this school year. The measure, announced Sunday by regional vice-president Alejandro Nolasco, takes effect immediately.
During the regional French exam held Monday in eastern Morocco, a writing assignment reducing women’s role to marriage and motherhood triggered strong outrage. Civil society organizations are demanding institutional explanations.
Moroccan candidates admitted to oral exams at French grandes écoles will receive free plane tickets. The Ministry of National Education will cover their round-trip flights to take these tests in France.
The Ministry of Higher Education has validated the payment of a monthly increase of 1,000 dirhams for civil servants in the sector. This revaluation will be directly integrated into the base salary and counted towards retirement.
The Moroccan judiciary has ordered the closure of borders against the former director of the Regional Academy of Education and Training (AREF) of Rabat-Salé. This precautionary measure, which also targets other senior officials, is part of the investigation into the alleged misappropriation of public funds related to the controversial "Emergency Program" of education.
The Minister of National Education, Mohamed Saad Berrada, ordered the immediate return to class of a high school student from the province of Essaouira. The student had been prevented from attending classes due to wearing the niqab , an administrative decision that prompted the intervention of the supervisory authority and parents’ associations.
The Muslim college Avicenne in Nice has once again won its legal battle against the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture, which had pronounced its definitive closure and the Ministry of National Education in March 2024.
Ensuring the safety of students. This is the objective sought by the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports in instructing the regional academies and provincial directorates to supervise the presence of students during the lunch break and off-peak hours.
To curb the rise of violence in educational institutions, the Ministry of National Education is betting on cutting-edge technology. Minister Mohamed Saad Berrada announced the deployment of surveillance cameras equipped with artificial intelligence (AI), a tool designed to drastically strengthen security within schools.
The Moroccan government approved on Thursday draft law No. 59.21 on school education, presented by Mohamed Saïd Barada, the Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports. It makes schooling compulsory for children from the age of 2.
Arabic and Moroccan culture teachers, working for the Hassan II Foundation for Moroccans Living Abroad, denounce the delay in processing their requests for "administrative leave".