Education

16 May 2017
Evolution Is a Western Plot: Serbian Intellectuals: Education minister dismisses plea to teach creationism in schools.

10 May 2017
Back to the Future?: Poland’s conservative government believes a return to the structure of the old educational system can produce smart, modern kids. Many disagree.; By Wojciech Kosc

12 April 2017
EU Appears to Stand by CEU, Vows to Investigate Controversial Law: But statements so far fall short of U.S. calls to suspend the legislation.

30 March 2017
Corruption Is Normal, Russian Students Told: A dozen people from Alexei Navalny’s opposition group remain in jail after massive anti-government protests.

29 March 2017
Soros-Funded CEU Faces Closure: A Hungarian draft law would impose stringent conditions on the private graduate school.

20 March 2017
Kazakhstan: Education Reforms Assailed by Patriotic Camp: Kazakhstan’s government knew what it was getting when Yerlan Sagadiyev was appointed education minister in February 2016. From EurasiaNet.org.; By Aktan Rysaliev

2 March 2017
Slovak Roma Students Still Segregated Says Report: Recent investigation finds that discrimination is still the most common fate awaiting minority children enrolled in primary education – despite warnings from the EU.

TOL's education section is sponsored by the Open Society Institute with the contribution of the Education Support Program (ESP). The ESP aims to facilitate change in education and national policy development in line with the Soros foundation network's mission of promoting open society.

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