Applications start for new teacher jobs

(ANSA) - Rome, July 28 - Teachers in Italy can apply to be hired under the government's "Good School" reforms until August 14, the education ministry said on Tuesday.
    The reforms, approved by parliament earlier this month, are one of Premier Matteo Renzi's signature revamps and aim to give thousands of open-ended contracts to teachers.
    The ministry said on its website that applications could be submitted for one of 55,258 positions, including 6,446 support roles.
    It said that in the 2015/2016 school year, the ministry will hire 102,734 teachers on open-ended contracts, which is 60,000 more than it would have been able to hire without the new reform law.
    The ministry said it had set up a dedicated area on its website for teachers to find information and documents related to the procedure.