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Georgia: How to Paint an Enemy

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Posted on 09 March 2010 by Eka Chitanava and Temo Bardzimashvili

In words and pictures, Georgian students express their feelings about Russia and the 2008 war. A TOL/Liberali multimedia production.

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Romania: Village Kindergartens Struggle to Survive

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Posted on 14 January 2010 by Claudia Ciobanu

Romania’s rural schools are suffering from underfunding, neglect, and the government’s budget priorities.

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Bulgaria: Under Repair

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Posted on 09 November 2009 by Tanya Obushtarova

Low teacher salaries and students’ low trust in teachers are two intertwined problems decreasing the quality of Bulgarian education, experts say.

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Armenia: School Uniforms: In Good or Bad Taste?

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Posted on 09 November 2009 by Karine Asatryan

The battle over school uniforms hasn’t gone out of style in Yerevan’s schools.

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Moldova: No Retirement in Sight

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Posted on 12 October 2009 by Alexandru Eftode

Moldova’s education ministry struggles to recruit younger teachers, especially to rural schools.

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Poland: Polish Schools at Sixes and Sevens

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Posted on 26 June 2009 by Wojciech Kosc

Polish parents decry the government’s move to make six-year-olds attend school with older kids.

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Georgia: Experiment in Diversity

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Posted on 12 May 2009 by Tamar Kikacheishvili

Georgian educators are keen to move forward with inclusive education, but questions remain about funding.

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Kyrgyzstan: Cold Classrooms

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Posted on 24 April 2009 by Hamid Toursunof

With language barriers and little investment, the only school serving Kyrgyzstan’s Lyuli reflects the tiny community’s limited opportunities.

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Russia: Electronic Registers Click with Russian Parents

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Posted on 19 December 2008 by Natalia Lazareva

A government pilot project allows parents to monitor their children’s academic progress electronically.

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Romania: Rural Idyll

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Posted on 24 November 2008 by Sinziana Demian

A Romanian village school affected by “white flight” tries to adjust.

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Call for Papers

As part of the Advancing Educational Inclusion and Quality in South East Europe Initiative the Education Support Program of the Open Society Institute (OSI) announces a competition open to individuals on the elaboration of research papers using the statistical data collected as part of the 2009 Cross-National Survey of Parents in South East Europe (SEE) countries. Proposals are invited primarily from graduate students and early career researchers.

Application deadline: February 20th 2010.