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Montenegro: Reality Check
PODGORICA | As recently as 2003, eighth graders in Montenegro were being taught about a powerful international conspiracy aimed at destroying their newly independent country and its people.
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South Africa: Mother Tongue Tied Narrated Slideshow
For many South African children who started school this year, there will be several firsts: the first time they learn how to read and write, the first time they learn […]
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Russia: Higher Education vs. The Economic Crisis
ULYANOVSK, Russia | Higher education in Russia has not escaped the impact of the global economic downturn, prompting the government to launch several reforms aimed at supporting students and maintaining […]
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Romania: Testing Times for Students
BUCHAREST | Since last September, 14-year-old Andreea Balan has been diligently preparing for the six standardized exams – three per semester – that will largely determine her academic future. Her […]
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Slovakia: The Kids of Lunik IX
Filmmakers Michelle Coomber and Dana Wilson were researching their documentary Trial of a Child Denied about the sterilization of Czech Romani women, when a contact at the Roma Press Agency […]
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Poland: Polish Schools at Sixes and Sevens
WARSAW | Karolina Elbanowska, 28, is the mother of four young children. With summer on the doorstep, she’s not only planning her family’s holidays. She will spend at least some […]
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Georgia: Student-Centered Approach
TBILISI, Georgia | Ketevan Nijaradze, mother of 12-year-old Levani, was shocked to find him at the computer one day after school, absorbed in his research for a class project. Levani, […]
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Uzbekistan: New Model, Old Problems
With one third of its population children under the age of 15, Uzbekistan has had little choice but to spend millions of dollars on education reforms since the mid-1990s. But […]
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South Africa: A Fateful Decision
Johannesburg | In South Africa, any discussion of education reform begins and ends with the acronym OBE. Those three letters stand for Outcome-Based Education, a system adopted by the government […]
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Russia: Winds of Change from the North
When thinking about Russia, almost every foreigner names three geographical entities: Moscow, St. Petersburg and… Siberia. Vast, snow white and bitter cold, Siberia seems to be deserted in the popular […]
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