Students March in Yerevan Against Planned Abolishment of Military Deferment
Recall, under a Defense Ministry-drafted bill preliminarily passed by the Armenian National Assembly in late October, draft deferments would only be granted to those students who ...
Yerevan University Professor Decides to Conduct Class’ Exam in Church
The Armenian Language and Literature professor at the Russian-Armenian University in Yerevan has told her students that she would conduct their midterm exam in a church...
Students Protest Outside Parliament Building Against Planned Amendments to Military Draft in Armenia
Before militarizing the education and science sphere, the protesters argued, the Ministry of Defense should focus on eliminating corruption in other spheres...
Armenian Students Protest Possible Amendments to Law on Military Duty
The students are convinced that the amendments will no doubt deal a serious blow to education and science, while the Ministry of Defense “is trying to solve its own problems...
Parents Forced to Take Son to Psychologist Due to Unhealthy Atmosphere in Yerevan Kindergarten
- It turns out that in this prison, which disguises itself as a kindergarten, teachers threaten to call a doctor and give everyone injections if the kids eat slowly. If one of the children...
Yazidi Children’s Right to Education Violated, Murazi Says
Murazi intends to send these statistics to Armenia’s Ministry of Education and Science as evidence of a violation of the law on compulsory education, which entered into force in September 2017...
Classes in Ashtarak School Resume After Officials Promise to Start Renovation in 3 Days ‘or In January’
Despite the officials’ uncertain promise, the headmaster is convinced that “the process is proceeding dynamically" and the issue will soon be resolved...
Parent Committee and Staff in Armenian School Boycott Classes to Demand Renovation
State officials keep promising to renovate the building, but they have yet to act on these promises, she added...
Teachers in Dilapidated School in Armenian Village Refuse to Give Up On Republican Party
The authorities have been promising to renovate the building for over 15 years. Much to the visiting journalists’ surprise, the teachers continue to have faith...
Education Minister Explains Why Armenia Should Prioritize Russian Over Other Foreign Languages
Secondly, Russian is a mandatory foreign language in Armenian schools starting from the second grade, while English, French, German are optional...
Teachers in Ashtarak Village Threaten to Boycott Work if School Is Not Renovated
The administration of Armenia’s Aragatsotn province has since 2004 been promising to renovate the severely damaged building of the Ashtarak village school. The teachers of...
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...