Archive for December, 2008
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Russia: Electronic Registers Click with Russian Parents
ULYANOVSK, Russia | For many years, Russian schoolchildren have concealed bad grades from their parents with the help of a classic excuse: “My grade report book (i.e. report card) was […]
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Afghanistan: Education in a War Zone
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan | Seven-year-old Maryam’s mother found a black stain on her shirt one day after school. Though the little girl initially denied that anything had happened to her, she […]
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Belarus: Payback Time
In July 2008, while visiting local authorities in the Kamianiec region, President of Belarus Alyaksandr Lukashenka alarmed many soon-to-be graduates when he remarked on the lack of qualified doctors and […]
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Turkey: A Revolution Long in the Making
ISTANBUL, Turkey – At first glance, the Capa primary school in central Istanbul looks like any typical state school. But, beyond appearances, its teachers and students are in the vanguard […]
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Georgia: One History for All
Эта статью также можно прочитать в русском переводе TBILISI, Georgia | Back in 2005 the Georgian Ministry of Education decided to introduce new history textbooks for two minority communities, the […]
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