Submitted for public
\nreview a few days ago, the new legislative package on education includes the
\nunder-graduate education bill and the higher education bill, both officially
\nendorsed by the government. The main declared goals are to improve the quality
\nof public education and reduce functional illiteracy.<\/p>\n
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The under-graduate
\neducation bill provides for compulsory nation-wide evaluations in language and
\ncommunication and in maths and science at the end of the second, fourth and
\nsixth grade. High schools will be able to organise admission tests for maximum
\n60% of the number of places available, after students have graduated the
\ncompulsory national evaluation. <\/p>\n
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As for the high school
\ngraduation exam, for humanities students it will include a written test in maths,
\nphysics, chemistry or biology, while science students will also have to prove
\nthat they have acquired basic skills in psychology, sociology, logics, economics
\nor philosophy. <\/p>\n
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The higher education bill
\nincreases the Ph.D. studies period from three to four years, with post-grad students
\nallowed to conduct paid teaching activities. <\/p>\n
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The line minister, Ligia
\nDeca, told Radio Romania about the most important changes: <\/p>\n
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Ligia Deca: In principle, there are reforms aimed at improving the
\nquality of public education and at reducing functional illiteracy. This
\nincludes increasing the performance of teaching staff and improving the outlook
\non and support for the teaching career, with a substantial increase of salaries
\nand more respect for teachers in society. Basically, the entire salary scheme
\nin public education will start from the average national wage level, so any
\nentry-level teacher will have this perspective of a decent salary. We will also
\nimprove the quality of teachers’ training, by introducing a teaching MA
\nprogramme, 80% of which will consist of practical activities under the guidance
\nof a mentor, at various education levels and in various environments, so that
\nwe may have entry-level teachers who are well trained and prepared for the
\nchallenges they will be facing in the classroom. There will be an entire series
\nof national programmes, one of which will seek to reduce drop-out rates, by
\nmeans of providing school supplies, covering commuting costs, healthy meals for
\nover one million children. Support will also be given in the form of remedial
\nclasses, in order to cover the schooling gaps that unfortunately the pandemic
\nyears left among our children. <\/p>\n
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As Ligia Deca also said, a
\nnational programme to reduce functional illiteracy will also be in place. By
\nmeans of the educational portfolio and annual testing, this programme seeks to
\nensure that children no longer leave school with inadequate literacy skill
\nlevels at the PISA test taken at the age of 15. (AMP)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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