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Serbia: History to Order
Serbian politicians still view history teaching in public schools as an instrument for shaping historical memory and national consciousness in order to fit pre-determined national goals and purposes. This is […]
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Kyrgyzstan: Reading, Writing, and Riots
OSH, Kyrgyzstan | One afternoon a few weeks ago, the school where Svetlana Karpushkina works as a principal was attacked by a gang of 40 teenagers from another school.
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Southeastern Europe: Losing Human Capital
One myth that all societies in the Western Balkans have shared since the heyday of communism is the belief in the superior quality of education in the region. We may […]
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: The World Under One Roof
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Last year Omri Beeri traveled from Israel to Mostar to attend an international gymnasium, or high school.
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Poland: Into Bed, Blindly
Years ago, Poles would apparently blush when they came to one tick-box on customs and immigration forms: sex. Embarrassed at these foreigners’ bald intrusion into the darkest sphere of their […]
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Slovakia: From Reform to Reward
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia | It has been a traditional sight every 1 September for over a decade. Children across Slovakia would turn up fresh from the summer holidays and enter schools […]
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Hungary: A Testing Time
BUDAPEST, Hungary | There’s a new joke going around Hungary: “Should I hand out the exam paper,” the teacher asks the students before the big test, “or does everyone already […]
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Russia: A History in Dispute
ULYANOVSK, Russia | Teaching history in Russia is, in the best of circumstances, a delicate matter. In a single class, teachers can find the children and grandchildren of those who […]
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Hungary: Graveside Manner
BUDAPEST, Hungary | It is the dead of night. A couple of young people hand money to a man, their faces digitally blurred. One props a huge medical textbook on […]
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Kosovo: Far From Pristine
PRISTINA, Kosovo | Petrit Hysaj is angry, angry because he says that the past week has been a complete waste of his time. A third-year political science student at Pristina […]
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