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Latvia's 100th anniversary Culture School Bag for every schoolchild

15 March 2018
Like Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south, this year Latvia is celebrating 100 years since the foundation of its first republic in
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Find the most recent country news and articles from the Eurydice network. You can search information by year and category. 

Focus on: Does good evidence make good education policy

19 March 2018

In recent decades there has been a strong move towards evidence-based policy making. But what is the nature of evidence used, and can we rely

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Focus on: The long and winding road back to school!

19 March 2018

Let's imagine that you wanted to organise a summer music festival for teenagers from all over Europe. What would be the best time to maximise

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Czech Republic: Inclusive education as a priority

19 March 2018
One of the main priorities of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic is the common education of all pupils within
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Malta: Education Act – Public Consultation 2016

19 March 2018
Maltese Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat, and the Education Minister, Evarist Bartolo, launched a public consultation process on a new Education Act on 4 July 2016
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Focus on: Innovation at school

19 March 2018

There is a saying that we have schools from the XIX century, teachers from the XX century and pupils from the XXI century. However, innovation

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Czech Republic: Amendment to the Higher Education Act adopted

19 March 2018
From September 2016 an amendment to the Higher Education Act will be in force. The amendment follows up a long-term public discussion and reflects the
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Focus on: Are teachers in Europe paid enough

19 March 2018

Do governments and public authorities know how to bring out the best in teachers?

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Netherlands: Associate Degrees receive autonomous status in Higher Education

19 March 2018
Higher Education in the Netherlands now has a new educational level. Associate Degrees (AD) will now take their place in the Higher Education system alongside
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Germany: The National Decade for Literacy and Basic Education Has Begun

19 March 2018
On 28 November 2016 the Federation and the Länder officially launched the National Decade for Literacy and Basic Education 2016 to 2026 (Nationale Dekade für
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Lithuania: A New Law on Science and Studies in Lithuania

19 March 2018
There are several major changes in the new legislation that will greatly affect the quality of studies in Lithuania. Firstly, the new law ensures that
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