700 children from 12 neighboring villages study at the Solone school. Last year, the building got a much-needed makeover. Now, the students say that they could only dream of such a school. “Our school looks nice… it is good to...
Ukraine wanted to receive the expert conclusion of the Venice Commission first of all to neutralize the political concerns of its neighbors, namely – Hungary and Romania. The Hungarian government was outraged by Article 7 of the new...
It’s 8 and the school bus is dropping students off at school. Some kids exit by themselves, others are helped by caregivers. Some, like Katya, bring their parents with them. Katya studies at a school with inclusive education. This...
Until its recent renovation, Ukraine’s Law on Education was one of the oldest pieces of acting legislature in Ukraine. It was adopted back in 1991. According to the Reforms Guide, this law described essentially a Soviet school that...
Like Coursera, but free Prometheus has a lot in common with the world-known platform for online education Coursera. However, there are two pronounced differences. First, unlike Coursera, Prometheus is not a commercial platform, but a...
Over the last month, Ukraine adopted two important reforms which raised a lot of discussions within Ukraine and outside its borders – education and health-care. We decided to take a look at what Ukraine can learn in these directions...
On 28 September 2017, Ukraine’s new law on education entered into force. Called to advance Ukraine’s badly needed education reform, it has been praised for introducing the concept of competence-orientation and giving schools...
On 5 September 2017, Ukraine’s Parliament passed a new education law called to advance the much-needed education reform. Among many things, it will raise teachers’ minimal salaries from $202 to $370 and extend the basic...
Education reform is not the number one priority for countries which undergo transformations after revolutions. However, education is a field capable of changing generations which come after. Nowadays, Ukrainian education is in trouble. The...
Hundreds of students from the Russia-occupied territories of the Donbas traveled to unoccupied Ukraine in order to take Ukrainian nationwide standard exams. “Why don’t they just leave?” This is a question which people from free...
What OSCE spotted The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) reported that on 7 August in the border area of the “non-government-controlled” territory, its long-range drone spotted two convoys of canvas-covered six-wheeled cargo...
