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Czech president: too many lawyers, not enough technical grads
Citing a shortage of engineers and other technical professionals, the president of the Czech Republic is calling for the country to break with its tradition of free university education by imposing fees on humanities students
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Why was a boy with autism repeatedly denied an inclusive education?
This month, MDAC and our partners at the League of Human Rights submitted a legal challenge against the Czech Republic on behalf of a boy who was denied access to numerous schools at the European Court of Human Rights.
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Obrnice’s second chance
A Czech village comes slowly back to life by integrating its Roma and emphasizing education.
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Dark-skinned danger
A police-issued coloring book teaches Czech children a lesson about adults’ fears.
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First steps of inclusive education in the regions of the Czech Republic
For more than a year, Open Society Fund Prague has been collaborating with the regional governorates of the Czech Republic in developing an inclusive education strategy. Karlovy Vary governorate was […]
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Fighting overrepresentation may not be enough
On 13 November 2007 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in the case of the D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic that Romani children were (indirectly) discriminated […]
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The Czech Republic opens a debate on the aims of education
What is the aim of education? Is it to maintain and develop culture, enterprise and prosperity, or to promote active citizenship? How can the teaching profession’s prestige be improved? And […]
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