Tag: education
Macedonia 05.10.20 | 14:16

More schools will begin in-person teaching as the online platform is off to a rocky start

Faced with the fact that many households are unable to provide computers so that their children would attend online education, the Government today agreed to allow several dozen elementary schools to operate with in-person education. At least a quarter of students have reported problems following the...
Macedonia 01.10.20 | 18:06

Alternative: The start of the school year is a debacle and needs to be postponed

The Alternative party called for the school year to be postponed, given the messy start of online education. Some high school students, especially in majority ethnic Albanian districts, boycotted the start of the online teaching and demand in-person education. Over 40,000 students lack the necessary...
Macedonia 30.09.20 | 22:31

Macedonian public television will broadcast school lectures as many households lack computers for online classes

With many households lacking computers they need to have their children follow online classes, the Macedonian public television announced it will broadcast some of the classes. MRTV will air short videos filmed by teachers for various grades and topics. But due to time constraints its unclear whether...
Macedonia 29.09.20 | 22:19

Chaos and frustrated parents at the start of the online school year

With two days to go before the start of the school year, public schools have begun testing the platform for online education, which is going to be used by elementary school students in grades four and above, and by high school students. Initial results are bad, with the website set up to help students...
Macedonia 29.09.20 | 10:16

Nervous parents, students in panic: Today first trial classes on the platform that did not work yesterday

The beginning of the school year leaves many questions open. Nervous and panicked parents wonder how to provide computers for every child with the necessary performance? How can two children attend online classes on one computer? Who will help the children when the parents are at work? These unanswered...
Macedonia 05.09.20 | 12:56

VMRO proposes free meals in schools, free college education and free child-care

VMRO-DPMNE proposes that the general public is provided stimulus through the education system, as a way to cushion the blow of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus. The opposition part proposes that public higher education is made free of charge for all full time students. This would greatly...
Macedonia 04.09.20 | 16:59

Classes will last 30 minutes, schools will remain open until 8 in the evening

The Education Ministry and municipal authorities announced the basic principles of the next school year. Elementary school pupils from grades one through three will be required to attend education in person, while for the higher grades, schools will individually declare their readiness to implement the...
Macedonia 26.08.20 | 12:27

School year expected to start a month late, higher grades could also attend in-person education if the epidemic recedes

The start of the school year could be delayed for a month, said SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev, who is the nominee to form the next Government. The Education and Healthcare ministries were very slow in preparing teachers and the public for the school year, which normally starts on September 1, and schools...
Macedonia 22.08.20 | 18:16

High school students will protest to demand a combination of online and in-person schooling

The Association of high school students announced that it will hold protests next Friday to demand changes in the model of public education planned for the coming school year. The Healthcare and Education ministries decided that all elementary students 4th grade and above and all high school students...
Macedonia 18.08.20 | 16:47

Government decides that public education continues online, except for the first three grades and pupils in small village schools

The Education Ministry said that its final decision is that public education will be held online, except for the youngest elementary school children in the first three grades, and for children attending the smallest schools in the country. Parents will be asked to give their approval for their children...
Macedonia 17.08.20 | 10:03

VMRO: Two weeks before the start of the school year, the Government still has no clue what to do

With two weeks to go before the start of the school year, the Education Ministry has no idea how the process will work, VMRO-DPMNE said in a press release. The public was shocked by the indecision and infighting between the Healthcare and Education departments, and by the fact that the employees from...
Macedonia 14.08.20 | 12:02

Committee of health experts delivers its final report – they propose online education for grades 4 and above

The Infectious Diseases Committee made what it called its final recommendation for the start of the school year. Under it, pupils from the first three elementary grades would attend in-person education, under the idea that direct contact with other children is important for their early development. ...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 14:05

Unsure what to do, Government mulls postponing the start of the school year

Education Minister Arbr Ademi opened the prospect of postponing the start of the school year as the interim Government is undecided over how to approach the coronavirus crisis. The Committee on Infectious Diseases proposed that the classes, scheduled to start on September 1, are held online for all but...
Macedonia 11.08.20 | 15:54

Healthcare experts propose to the Government that public education continues online for all but the youngest students

The Committee on Infectious Diseases proposes that education continues online for all students except for the first graders, said Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce. The public has been eagerly awaiting a decision for the public education system, that has been closed for in-person study since March. The...
Macedonia 07.08.20 | 16:53

Education Ministry plans to reopen schools on September 1

School will open on September 1, said Education Minister Arber Ademi. He insisted that the schools will be ready to hold classes with the necessary coronavirus precautions, and that the protocols meant to reduce the spread have been reviewed and approved. Macedonia remains in the midst of a major Second...
Macedonia 06.08.20 | 20:58

Healthcare Minister Filipce insists that schools must reopen

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce insisted that schools must reopen and that protocols can be put in place to protect the children. The coronavirus is here and we must learn to function with it. We can’t have the children stop going to schools. We can have preventive protocols under which the schools...
Macedonia 27.07.20 | 10:25

Plans for the next school year will be revealed in two weeks, focus will be on return to classrooms where possible

The Education Ministry said it will propose a plan for the next school year in two weeks. Schools closed in March, as the coronavirus began to spread, and the remainder of the school year was conducted with hastily improvised online learning. With infection and mortality rates in Macedonia the worst...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 09:36

Minister Ademi: It’s possible schools don’t reopen in September

Education Minister Arbr Ademi said that schools may not reopen in September, as online learning has replaced traditional education for the past three months. Ademi said that even with the lifting of the evening curfew and the relaxation of other restrictions, schools will not open for the remainder of...
Macedonia 29.04.20 | 18:05

Education Minister Ademi claims many households are falsely stating they don’t have any IT devices in order to receive benefits

Education Minister Arbr Ademi insists that many households are falsely reporting that they lack access to computers and reliable internet and can’t have their children follow the online lectures. Most schools across Macedonia are organizing online education for their pupils, but many households...
Macedonia 15.04.20 | 17:15

Teachers’ union says the March salaries haven’t been paid yet

The NSON union of public school teachers informed the public that the salaries for March still haven’t been paid and called on the Government to make sure it pays the teachers. We are asked to make extra effort to maintain the education process under these difficult circumstances, but our salaries...
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