11:44 01/09/2010

S. Sargsyan: Our mine should be our school

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan issued a congratulatory address on Knowledge Day. “Dear school chi,dren, teachers and parents! I congratulate you with the Knowledge Day. Every state and people seeks to become more powerful. Saying power, we should understand knowledge. When we say our greatest rich is the man, we imply modern, educated, willing and patriot who leads the country’s economy, science, culture and army and different spheres of social life. This kind of man ...

11:49 16/08/2010

Revolution expected in Georgian education system

“Georgian education system will undergo revolution in the upcoming several years and all the children must have command of English since the age of 5," Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili said. According to Interfax, Saakashvili said at a meeting with volunteer teachers arrived from Canada and the US in Batumi to teach English for several years there: “All pupils will speak English in the upcoming four years. This means the second language they will know best ...

12:37 12/08/2010

Georgia: teachers dismissed for their political and religious views

For Fair Georgia movement leader, former PM Zurab Noghaideli condemned mass firings of teachers in Georgian schools. According to him, teachers are mostly dismissed for their political and religious views, as well as nationalist reasons, Newsgeorgia reported. The leader told reporters they are intent to struggle and support all the teachers. Opposition representatives have joined Noghaideli movement and threaten to hold protest actions if the situation continues.  

16:31 11/08/2010

Teacher commits suicide in Azerbaijan

A teacher committed suicide in Zagatala region of Azerbaijan, Today.az reported. Zagatala prosecutor’s office said, resident of Behmedli village, teacher of language and literature Ulduz Bubushova, 48, killed herself. The causes of the suicide are not known yet. Zagatala region prosecutor’s office has launched criminal case on the fact on article 125 (inciting to suicide) of the Criminal Code, investigation is underway. This is not the firs case as a teacher commits ...

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