Rebane, who worked for 20 years in Estonian television both at the end of the Soviet period and after his country had recovered his independence, offers some important insights about how Estonians have resisted Russia’s moves in this...
The epoch of Zelenskyy’s presidency and his single majority in the Parliament has been marked by turbulence in national policy and appointments. Government officials were scapegoated and replaced every 6-12 months in an attempt to save...
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...
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia Van Voren: Of course, you have a number of Lithuanians who managed quite cleverly to gather wealth and become the upper layer in society. But the extremes you see in Ukraine or Russia is something that didn’t...
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