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South Africa: Mother Tongue Tied
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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Kyrgyzstan: Minority Children Need More than State Language
First published on EurasiaNet.org In Kyrgyzstan, where memories of last June’s ethnic violence are still raw, children’s futures risk being entangled in a flourishing nationalist impulse. As the country attempts […]
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Serbia: On Edge
BELGRADE, Serbia | New exit exams for elementary school students, the introduction of Romani teaching assistants, an equal starting point for all children – all were big changes brought about […]
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Georgia: Two Histories of One Homeland
JAVAKHETY | Teachers in Armenian school No. 1 in Ninotsminda spent the last weeks of the summer trying to figure out how many textbooks to order from the Georgian education […]
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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: 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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Kyrgyzstan: Cold Classrooms
OSH, Kyrgyzstan | “I want to be a doctor,” declares Nafisa, an eighth-grader at School No. 105 in the suburbs of Kyrgyzstan’s second-largest city. “My friend Aziza wants to be […]
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Ukraine: Villain Today, Hero Tomorrow
DONETSK, Ukraine | Olena Yegorova wept through a winter night before her last day as a history teacher in this eastern Ukrainian city. That day in January, she gave a […]
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Kyrgyzstan: Islamic Schools in the Spotlight
OSH, Kyrgyzstan | Islamic schools are coming under increased official scrutiny since the harsh response to a religious disturbance in southern Kyrgyzstan last autumn. The authorities say madrasas flout the […]
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