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Situation of Child Protection Cause for Concern in Armenia, HCAV Says
The child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love...Read More »
Parents’ Civic Initiative Urges Anti-Corruption Fight in Schools
It’s high time that we started taking specific measures against money collection and other illegal activities taking place in educational institutions. The effectiveness of these...Read More »
Armenian Teachers Boycott Work to Protest Poor School Facilities
The school hasn't had a PE hall in 25 years; there are no computer labs, no library, no performance hall: all these rooms have been turned into classrooms due to the increase in student numbers...Read More »
Yerevan School Headmaster Under Investigation for Alleged Corruption
Two weeks ago, the parents issued an open letter, in which they claimed that Azizyan was abusing her official position. In particular, the authors of the letter complain...Read More »
LGBT Students Not Safe in Armenian Educational Institutions, Survey Reveals
Many of the respondents noted that they have even been bullied or harassed by teachers and professors and that they are often the main contributors...Read More »
Armenia Needs to Implement Sex Education Curriculum in Schools: Study
The majority of the parents expressed the conviction that premarital sexual relations are only acceptable for boys and therefore they have to be more informed on the subject...Read More »
Central Election Commission Convinced Republicans Did Not Use Administrative Resources in Armenian Schools
Drawing up lists of party supporters or of people inclined to vote for a certain party “cannot be considered political campaigning or electoral...Read More »
Armenian School and Kindergarten Headmasters Accused of Campaigning for Republicans
On average, the number of people enrolled in schools is 240 and 150 in kindergartens, while the longest list compiled contains around 1,700 names and was drawn up by the headmaster of Gyumri’s...Read More »
Armenian Youth Fund to Help Pay ‘Four-Day War’ Participants’ Tuition
Incidentally, the media has repeatedly reported over the years that Armenian universities mandatorily allocate 2% of their annual budget funds to the AYF...Read More »
Alaverdi Kindergarten Director and Nanny Sacked After 4-Year-Old Student Found Drowned in River
The director and the nanny of a kindergarten in Armenia's town of Alaverdi have been sacked after an unsupervised four-year-old student, Robert Dallakyan, left the...Read More »