Serbia: education, the market and democracy
What principles should underpin Serbia’s educational system from now to 2020? The answer lies in the Strategy for the Development of Education, recently adopted by the government. The document,...
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Tongues untied
Most Roma children in Serbia have no formal education in their own language or culture. Photo by Dobri Dejano/flickr. Sixth-grader Vlada Jovanov wants someday to be a teacher of the Romani language....
View ArticleSerbian academic scandals fuel plan to check government officials’ diplomas
Serbia’s Education Ministry is pushing for authority to check the authenticity of future government officials’ claimed academic credentials, Balkan Insight reports. The proposal comes after Interior...
View ArticleGun-toting kids camp causes alarm in Serbia
Religious hardliners in Serbia are being accused of abuse of minors – and even of breaking the law – in connection with a controversial summer camp. The 15 children attending the St Lazar’s Summer...
View ArticleBalkan teachers and parents in opening day protests as school year begins
The new school year is off to a rocky start in several former Yugoslav countries, with teachers marching for better pay and protests from parents demanding changes in the curriculum. An association...
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In Serbia, a textbook case of identity politics
The president’s gift to schoolchildren in a northern city sparks howls of outrage across the border in Croatia. In early September, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic made a magnanimous gesture to a...
View ArticlePublic sector strikes back in Serbia
Two of Serbia’s largest groups of public employees have launched strikes in the past week over the government’s austerity plans. Four education unions organized a “warning protest” that a union leader...
View ArticleTeachers continue strike over Serbian austerity measures
Serbian teachers intensified protests over job and wage cuts 22 December as parliament began talks on a 2015 draft budget that would further slash the public-sector workforce. The spending plan...
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REF grantees recognized with three Roma integration awards from the European...
Three grantees of the Roma Education Fund (REF) received top prizes for their innovative work at the European Commission’s Roma Integration Award Ceremony in October. Among the four REF-supported...
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History educators finalize a new multi-perspective teaching resource on...
The latest EUROCLIO collaborative educational publication “Once Upon A Time … We Lived Together: Joint Work in a Multi-perspective Approach” is now available in 8 languages, for free in full,...
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