Teachers plan big strike for Tuesday 23 April

French-speaking education unions will be out in force next Tuesday in Brussels, with a one-day strike affecting classes.Unions are calling for “one last major action” before the 9 June European and regional elections and the end of the school year in early July.“The message is clear: it is imperative to put education back at the heart of the agenda,” the unions said.The problems in primary and secondary schools as well as in universities and other higher education institutions are common and well-documented.They include the shortage of teachers, class sizes, work overload, a lack of funds, too many teacher assessments and the need for more h…