18,000 students waitlisted for public schools

AMMAN — As the first day of the new academic year kicks off, the Ministry of Education directed all education principals to introduce evening periods in schools to accommodate the 18,000 students on its waiting list, according to the Director of the Department of Educational Planning and Research Yousef Abu Shaar, Al-Ghad News reported. He said the ministry continues to accept all students and will find solutions to accommodate them within two days, maximum. He said more than 15,000 students moved from private to government schools. Read more National news Jordan News   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_509089081')   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_552628228') Read More Jordan welcomes U.S.-Yemen ceasefire agreement brokered by Oman Minister of Energy Follows Up on Reconstruction of Ma’an–Qatraneh Power Towers Jordanian Armed Forces Foil Major Drug Smuggling Attempt from Syria