Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Featured, Georgia
Georgia: Class Struggle
In a Georgian village school, Azeri and Armenian students study in peace but share a common problem – poverty. A TOL podcast.
Central Europe, Featured, Primary Education, Romania
Romania: Village Kindergartens Struggle to Survive
Romania’s rural schools are suffering from underfunding, neglect, and the government’s budget priorities.
Featured, Serbia, Snapshots 2009-10, Snapshots Country, Snapshots Russia, Snapshots Serbia, Southeastern Europe
Serbia: On Edge
Serbia’s new education law sparks fears of massive teacher layoffs in the near future.
Armenia, Caucasus, Featured, Georgia
Georgia: Whose Facts?
Tbilisi blocks books that teach an Armenia-centric version of history in a border area.
Armenia, Caucasus, Featured, Issues, Special Education
Armenia: School for Scandal
Alleged abuse at an Armenian school for the disabled led to a criminal probe – of the young activist who blew the whistle.
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Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Snapshots 2009-10
Posted on 25 November 2009 Comments (0)Azerbaijan: Everybody Gets a Piece
Experts fear that Azerbaijan’s long-awaited new education law does not promote transparency in the education system. Continue Reading »
Albania, Snapshots 2008-09, Southeastern Europe
Posted on 24 November 2009 Comments (1)Albania: A Deep Hole From Which to Emerge
Although educational reform is higher up on the government agenda than in years past, many worry that current financing won’t be enough to reverse years of neglect. Continue Reading »
Corruption, Higher Education, Romania, TOL Training
Posted on 09 November 2009 Comments (1)Romania: Diploma Factory
Education officials question the quality of education in Romania’s largest private university, jeopardizing the diplomas of more than 100,000 students and recent graduates. Continue Reading »
Bulgaria, Primary Education, Secondary Education, TOL Training
Posted on 09 November 2009 Comments (0)Bulgaria: Under Repair
Low teacher salaries and students' low trust in teachers are two intertwined problems decreasing the quality of Bulgarian education, experts say. Continue Reading »
Armenia, Primary Education, Secondary Education, TOL Training
Posted on 09 November 2009 Comments (0)Armenia: School Uniforms: In Good or Bad Taste?
The battle over school uniforms hasn't gone out of style in Yerevan's schools. Continue Reading »
Corruption, Eastern Europe and Russia, Higher Education, TOL Training, Ukraine
Posted on 09 November 2009 Comments (0)Ukraine: Unfair Advantages
Ukraine’s new system of externally evaluated admissions exams has led to a surge in ‘privileged applicants’ claiming disadvantaged status in the admissions process. Continue Reading »
Caucasus, Gender Issues, Georgia, Secondary Education, TOL Training
Posted on 09 November 2009 Comments (0)Georgia: No Room For Sex Education
Sex education remains outside the curriculum in Georgian schools. Continue Reading »
Caucasus, Georgia, TOL Training
Posted on 09 November 2009 Comments (0)Georgia: Pilot Program
Georgia's National Curriculum pilot program is over, but where are the results? Continue Reading »
Caucasus, Georgia, TOL Training
Posted on 09 November 2009 Comments (0)Georgia: Two Histories of One Homeland
The Armenian population of Javakhety believes the Georgian government is obstructing deliveries of Armenian history books in order to abolish the subject in their schools. Continue Reading »
Corruption, Higher Education, Macedonia, Southeastern Europe, TOL Training
Posted on 09 November 2009 Comments (0)Macedonia: Ongoing Saga
Macedonian university students in nearby Greece say they confront a Kafkaesque bureaucracy when trying to obtain legal residence there. Continue Reading »
Bulgaria, Central Europe, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia
Posted on 16 October 2009 Comments (0)Teaching One History, Living Another
In the classroom, the strong hand of the state has given way to the mixed blessings of freedom. A TOL special report. Continue Reading »
Eastern Europe and Russia, Moldova, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Snapshots, Snapshots 2009-10, Snapshots Moldova
Posted on 12 October 2009 Comments (0)Moldova: No Retirement in Sight
Moldova’s education ministry struggles to recruit younger teachers, especially to rural schools. Continue Reading »