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Kazakhstan: Education reform shelved due to economic downturn
Astana’s ambitious plan to add a year to its school curriculum has been postponed indefinitely as lower oil prices and the recession in neighboring Russia batter Kazakhstan’s economy.
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Discrimination keeps Roma pupils down in Albania
Roma are often accused of taking no interest in education – but when they do, Albanian schools are often far from welcoming.
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Tajikistan: Is threat to close Turkish schools linked to extradition attempt?
A network of respected schools in Tajikistan could face closure in a convoluted case that could be linked to the government’s attempts to lay hands on a vocal critic abroad,EurasiaNet.org reports.
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Explainer: what happens to kids who are kicked out of school?
In 2013, 3,900 young people were permanently excluded from secondary schools in England. The most common reason for these children to be removed from the mainstream school system was persistent disruptive behaviour.
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‘Prevent’ in education within Hampshire
Prevent, a counter-terrorism programme, is a success in Portsmouth, where delivery took the significance of identity for young people into account.
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Five issues that matter to Kyrgyzstan’s Girl-Activists
Kyrgyzstan’s devochki-activistki (girl-activists) are girls aged between 13 and 17-years-old fighting for equality, justice and diversity in a challenging environment for girls’ rights.
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Why reforms to China’s college entrance exam are so revolutionary
China’s Ministry of Education has announced a major reform of the National College Entrance Examination, known as Gaokao.
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Macedonia courts student fury with exam law
Students and university professors have announced more protests after parliament went ahead with adoption of a controversial plan to introduce compulsory external, state-supervised exams for graduates.
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Transylvania’s religious schools rise from the grave
In a decade, church-run schools have become a serious alternative for Romania’s Hungarian minority.
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Kyrgyzstan seeks a new scientific method
Proposals call for a radical shakeup of a withering science establishment.
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