The controversial law “On education” came into force

The law has caused much controversy.

In Ukraine on September 28, comes into force the law “On education”, which provides for 12 years of education in the school and enhancing the role of the Ukrainian language.

The document was officially published in the newspaper of the Verkhovna Rada “Voice of Ukraine” No. 178-179 of 27 September.

The law provides for raising the minimum wage for teachers up to 3 minimum wages. The provision takes effect in 2018, and it should be implemented in phases until 2023. The Cabinet of Ministers to provide for the annual increase of the salary of the teacher of the lowest qualification to 4 times the subsistence minimum for able-bodied in proportion to the growth of state budget revenues.

The law specifies that the language of the educational process in educational institutions is the state language, but in accordance with the educational program can be taught one or more courses in two or more languages – Kazakh, English, other official languages of the European Union.

Persons belonging to national minorities guaranteed the right of education in native language along with the Ukrainian language in separate classes (groups) of public institutions of preschool and primary education.

At the same time representatives of national minorities, who had begun teaching at the school until 2018, continue it will get by the old rules, with a gradual increase in the number of items in the Ukrainian language.

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