38,000 Palestinians Take Teacher Exams to fill 1,400 Vacant Positions

The Palestinian news agency Ma'an reports that around 38,000 people in the Palestinian Authority on Saturday took exams to become public school teachers.

The exams are highly competitive, and the Palestinian Authority ministry of education will select only 1,400 candidates to fill vacant teaching positions in its schools.

The exams started at 10 a.m. in 150 halls across Judea and Samaria, PA ministry of education official Mustafa al-Audah told Ma'an.

The highly competitive selection process means many applicants may sit the exam six or seven times for a chance at a teaching position.