Saaïd Amzazi, Minister of National Education, has repeatedly stated that "the baccalaureate exam is still maintained", thus trying to put an end to the rumors that it will likely be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic affecting Morocco .
Since March 16, when distance learning became a reality, the number of users of the TelmidTICE platform has exploded. 600,000 visits are recorded per day, according to the Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research.
All the documents governing the 2020 baccalaureate exams have been sent to the candidates by the Ministry of National Education , Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research has taken new measures. These are the continuation of distance learning and the postponement of the spring holidays.
The evolution of the health crisis shaking Morocco raises fears of a probable blank year among parents and students. But the government still has two cards to play to save the year, according to a source at the department of Saaïd Amzazi.
The Ministry of National Education has announced in a press release that it plans to use the Microsoft Teams collaborative service to allow students enrolled in private schools to follow their courses remotely through virtual classrooms.
Moroccan students who were hoping for a white year due to the coronavirus epidemic will be disappointed. The Ministry of National Education has just denied these rumors.
The educational platforms put online by the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training are now freely accessible to all Moroccan students.
The distance learning operation was launched on Monday by the Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research.
Rumors about the shortened school holidays at the end of March, due to the Coronavirus, have been denied, through a statement from the Moroccan Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research.
Several proposals for appointments to high-level positions were approved by the Council of Government, meeting on Thursday, March 5 in Rabat, under the chairmanship of Saad-Eddine El Othmani.
A major demonstration is scheduled for March 9 and 10 next, in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of National Education and the Hassan II Foundation, by teachers in charge of the training of the Arabic language and Moroccan culture for the children of Moroccans living abroad .