School reforms to be announced Wednesday

(ANSA) - Rome, September 2 - Premier Matteo Renzi said Tuesday that his government's school reforms will be presented Wednesday on the website presenting his 1,000-days of reforms titled 'Step by step'. The reforms will include selecting teachers based on merit and not just seniority, as well as hiring thousands of staff instead of relying on temporary and "excruciating" substitutions, he said. Italy has 600,800 full-time teachers, while another 154,000 work as temps.