Tag: digital textbooks
Macedonia 30.04.21 | 12:27

VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev and Carovska promote social inequality and discrimination against children

Zaev and Carovska promote social inequality and discriminate against children. Over 25,000 children do not have access to a computer, they cannot learn from interactive digital textbooks, said VMRO-DPMNE on Friday. According to VMRO-DPMNE, the switch to digital textbooks only is a catastrophic mistake....

Macedonia 28.04.21 | 15:04

Civic initiative with over 70,000 supporters asks Education Ministry to stop digital textbooks bill, announces boycott of classes

An informal group of citizens united via Facebook initiative with over 70,000 supporters asked Wednesday the Ministry of Education and Science to stop the procedure for adopting the bill enabling the switch to digital school books and announced boycott of classes tomorrow. The initiators asked the Ministry...

Macedonia 28.04.21 | 10:52

Digital textbooks bill returned to Parliament, will the “European flag” procedure be used to pass it quickly?

The bill on textbooks has been returned to the Parliament. After the government “finalized” it, it was submitted again in Parliament, where first it will be discussed by the competent committee and then at a session. But what remains is the dilemma whether the government will be using the...

Macedonia 22.04.21 | 19:30

Students and teachers are against the introduction of digital textbooks

Digital textbooks will be introduced in the education system in stages over a course of five years, starting with the fourth grade in the 2021/2022 school year, Education Minister Mila Carovska said on Thursday, reiterating that current textbooks aren’t in line with new curriculum and don’t meet...