Education
Germans use old textbooks, but we always buy new ones
Why shouldn't schools own textbooks and then lend them to students? That way, the books would last for several generations, and the parents wouldn't have to pay a fortune
Sid
Threats to teachers because they allowed free textbooks from the Alek Kavčić Foundation
"The Alek Kavčić Foundation strongly condemns any attempt to force parents to buy any textbooks, especially the most expensive ones, they told the "Vremena" portal.
Education
High school students of the Albanian minority in Serbia learn from the "Republic of Kosovo" textbook
Serbia provided textbooks in Albanian for elementary school students in Bujanovac, Medveđa and Preševo, but not for high school students. They purchase textbooks in Kosovo. The government in Pristina allocated 250.000 euros for textbooks for high school students in Bujanovac and Presevo.
Education
Future airmen have to buy their own textbooks
In Belgrade, all elementary and high school students received free textbooks, except for students of the Air Force Academy. The city says the school did not apply
Personal attitude
Free textbooks and the city budget "caring for people"
What undermines the belief that there is any serious intention for the city to systematically and long-term deal with the problem of inclusive education (or at least the provision of free textbooks) is the absence of planning and studies that would even inform us about the situation on the ground and how and for what purposes budget expenditures should be planned in the future
Education
Prices of free textbooks: They are too high for the Ministry of Education
In the tender for free textbooks, the Ministry of Education rejected 12 publishers because of the exorbitant prices. "It cannot be lower than 2,2 dinars per page," believes Aleksandar Kavčić
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Textbooks: Gender sensitive or insensitive language
Textbook quality standard proposal sent back for revision. The National Education Council requests that the language be brought into line with the position of Matica Srpska and the Committee for the Standardization of the Serbian Language, according to which all terms used in the rulebook in the masculine gender include the masculine and feminine genders of the persons they refer to.
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Price of school textbooks: Half price in Serbia, free in the region
The Freedom and Justice Party proposed that the City of Belgrade save money for free textbooks for primary school students by rebalancing. It would be an opportunity for the city government to help the citizens of Belgrade instead of senseless expenses. The price of a set of textbooks for older elementary school students is about half of the average Serbian minimum wage. If you have younger children, the price is also lower. Textbooks are free in the region
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Gender sensitivity: Are science and profession more important, or law
According to the Law on Gender Equality, textbooks should respect grammatical gender. The profession believes that there is no need to insist on new standards. The proposal for textbook quality standards insists on gender-sensitive language, but also that the language contributes to an easier understanding of the content. The implementation of the Law was delayed, but not the determination of textbook quality standards, without which textbooks cannot be written.
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Our children: Approved free textbooks for champions
The Institute for the Improvement of Education has approved the digitized textbooks of the "Kavčić" Foundation for the first grade of elementary school. It depends on the parents whether they want to buy the textbook or not