Education bill to pass on Wednesday amid protests

The government and the main opposition on Tuesday continued their clash over the education bill, which, notably, provides for the introduction of a police corps into universities.

Wednesday's final vote on the bill will coincide with a protest staged by teachers' associations of all education levels, as well as university students' and parents' associations.

The protesters object not only to the presence of a police force, which will be directly under the orders of the Hellenic Police and not considered university employees, but also to plans to require a passing grade in nationwide end-of-school examinations in order for students to enter a university, put limits on the number of years university students can complete their degrees in and reintroduce assessment of schoolteachers after nearly 40 years.

SYRIZA lawmaker and former minister Panos Skourletis...