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Armenia’s new education standards under fire for lack of ‘Armenianness’
The proposed overhaul of the education system has elicited harsh criticism and more than a few conspiracy theories.
Armenia’s new education standards under fire for lack of ‘Armenianness’
By Dvin TitizianThe proposed overhaul of the education system has elicited harsh criticism and more than a few conspiracy theories.
Voice | ‘Every afternoon I came home from school broken’
Narek, 29, from Stepanakert, describes how he was tormented at school while teachers often protected the abusers.
Voice | ‘Every afternoon I came home from school broken’
Narek, 29, from Stepanakert, describes how he was tormented at school while teachers often protected the abusers.
Teenage boy takes own life in Tbilisi following ‘psychological abuse’ by police
Fifteen-year-old Luka Siradze took his own life after police officers allegedly used threats to coerce him into confessing to vandalising a school.
Teenage boy takes own life in Tbilisi following ‘psychological abuse’ by police
Fifteen-year-old Luka Siradze took his own life after police officers allegedly used threats to coerce him into confessing to vandalising a school.
Students go on strike to protest education reforms in Armenia
In addition to the strike, the youth wing of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation has organised a sit-in.
Students go on strike to protest education reforms in Armenia
In addition to the strike, the youth wing of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation has organised a sit-in.
Azerbaijani students struggle with high tuition fees
As students continue to drop out of university for financial reasons, critics call for reform.
Azerbaijani students struggle with high tuition fees
By Kamran MahmudovAs students continue to drop out of university for financial reasons, critics call for reform.
Georgia offers older school teachers redundancy in education shake-up
Elderly teachers offered a generous retirement package as part of controversial new reforms by Georgia’s Education Ministry.
Georgia offers older school teachers redundancy in education shake-up
By Shota KinchaElderly teachers offered a generous retirement package as part of controversial new reforms by Georgia’s Education Ministry.
Students from Abkhazia who missed entrance exams to be admitted to Georgian universities
Applicants in Abkhazia were unable to take their exams after Abkhazia closed the border due to protests in Tbilisi.
Students from Abkhazia who missed entrance exams to be admitted to Georgian universities
Applicants in Abkhazia were unable to take their exams after Abkhazia closed the border due to protests in Tbilisi.
Student protest in Daghestan approaches third week
Students from the Daghestan State Pedagogical University are protesting against acting rector Aslan Radzhabov.
Student protest in Daghestan approaches third week
Students from the Daghestan State Pedagogical University are protesting against acting rector Aslan Radzhabov.
Georgian sex ed classes will be ‘opt in’, promises author of Child’s Rights Code
Other changes to the draft Code on the Rights of the Child included references to ‘homeland’ and ‘traditional cultural values’.
Georgian sex ed classes will be ‘opt in’, promises author of Child’s Rights Code
Other changes to the draft Code on the Rights of the Child included references to ‘homeland’ and ‘traditional cultural values’.
Analysis | Parents think Georgia’s schools are fine. But are students actually learning?
Polling by CRRC Georgia suggests parents are happy with the quality of schooling in Georgia, but international testing scores and reliance on private tutors suggest otherwise.
Analysis | Parents think Georgia’s schools are fine. But are students actually learning?
By CRRCPolling by CRRC Georgia suggests parents are happy with the quality of schooling in Georgia, but international testing scores and reliance on private tutors suggest otherwise.