Armenia: Back Home Again
10 May 2006
Children’s centers are replacing orphanages and institutions in Armenia, and helping to get children back in the classroom. Also in Russian. by Sara Khojoyan
Bulgaria: Let Someone Else Do It
18 May 2006
In the absence of a law or money, Bulgaria has ceded the responsibility of school desegregation to private groups. Also in Russian. by Hristo Hristov
Czech Republic: The Best-Laid Plans
23 May 2006
EU accession was supposed to improve life for the Czech Republic’s most marginalized minority. It didn’t. by Maria Husova and Petrana Puncheva
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Central Asian education conference materials available on the web
The Central Asian Education Cooperation Network (CA ECN) recently organized a conference on education in Central Asia.
The event, titled “New School: A Space for Opportunities,” took place in Kyrgyzstan from March 23 to25.
Information and materials on the conference are now available at the CA ECN website: www.educasia.net
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New OSI monitoring project: Equal Access to Quality Education for Roma
One of the most acute problems Roma face stems from the lack of opportunities to access
quality education. To contribute to the full integration of Roma children into education systems,
the Open Society Institute has launched a monitoring study in the eight countries involved
in the Decade of Roma Inclusion and in the Roma Education Fund (Bulgaria, Croatia,
the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovakia).
The monitoring looks at primary and secondary education (up to age 18), and focuses on ways
to end segregation in schools and enhance access to quality education. Reports are prepared
in close collaboration with local partners.
The monitoring intends to offer input to governments, donors and other stakeholders on realistic measures
necessary to bring about measurable improvements for Roma children in the sphere of education.
