This year, 31 educational institutions will be closed or reorganized

This year, 31 educational institutions will be closed or reorganized

12 educational institutions or the educational stage implemented by them were attached to another institution. On the other hand, six educational institutions have changed the level of education. Two educational institutions – Jūrmala Jaundubultu Primary School and Jūrmala Pumpuru Secondary School – will be reorganized by merging, creating a new educational institution on the basis … Read more

National defense education will be introduced in schools

National defense education will be introduced in schools

VAM will be one of the core courses in the field of Health, Safety and Physical Activity. It will be studied for eight hours one day a month for two consecutive school years. 112 study hours are planned for learning the course. Schools will be able to choose for themselves whether to implement VAM in … Read more

VIDEO ⟩ Three students take the math exam in the whole school, one passes. The program analyzes exam results

VIDEO ⟩ Three students take the math exam in the whole school, one passes.  The program analyzes exam results

When evaluating the results of the exams, a tendency is evident that schools with larger numbers of students show better performance. But there are exceptions, and several small schools have achieved very good results. This week, Latvian Television visited three small schools, where the exam results stand out especially against the background of other schools … Read more

I really don’t know which points of the teachers’ strike have not been fulfilled, says Chaksha

I really don’t know which points of the teachers’ strike have not been fulfilled, says Chaksha

The union is also concerned about a possible reduction in the hourly rate. Hawk refers to the previous school semester, when the lowest salary rate was used in the calculations of balanced hours. Therefore, in several municipalities, the allocated grant was not enough to ensure an increase in the teacher’s salary and introduce load balancing. … Read more