Archive for December, 2008

  • Russia: Electronic Registers Click with Russian Parents

    Russia: Electronic Registers Click with Russian Parents

    ULYANOVSK, Russia | For many years, Russian schoolchildren have concealed bad grades from their parents with the help of a classic excuse: “My grade report book (i.e. report card) was […]

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  • Afghanistan: Education in a War Zone

    Afghanistan: Education in a War Zone

    MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan | Seven-year-old Maryam’s mother found a black stain on her shirt one day after school. Though the little girl initially denied that anything had happened to her, she […]

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  • Belarus: Payback Time

    Belarus: Payback Time

    In July 2008, while visiting local authorities in the Kamianiec region, President of Belarus Alyaksandr Lukashenka alarmed many soon-to-be graduates when he remarked on the lack of qualified doctors and […]

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  • Turkey: A Revolution Long in the Making

    Turkey: A Revolution Long in the Making

    ISTANBUL, Turkey – At first glance, the Capa primary school in central Istanbul looks like any typical state school. But, beyond appearances, its teachers and students are in the vanguard […]

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  • Georgia: One History for All

    Georgia: One History for All

    Эта статью также можно прочитать в русском переводе TBILISI, Georgia | Back in 2005 the Georgian Ministry of Education decided to introduce new history textbooks for two minority communities, the […]

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