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: Eric Livny; Education; 18 March 2019; Hits: 2338; Rating:

Double Pay for Nothing?

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Money can be used to increase (double and even triple) wages of teachers. But will such a populist move change their motivation and students' learning outcomes? * * * The ruling Georgian Dream coalition’s recent plan to...

Tags: Education, General Education, Georgia

: Eric Livny; Education; 11 March 2019; Hits: 4329; Rating:

Education for the 21st Century: Broad, Deep, or Flexible?

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Modern public schools were invented less than 200 years ago as a means of promoting mass literacy. Public schools will retain this important function in the 21st century. However, learning beyond basic numeracy and literacy...

Tags: Education, Armenia, Vocational Education, General Education

Why Do We Need so Many (Standard) Exams for?

: Eric Livny; Education; 04 February 2019; Hits: 2545; Rating:

What Do We Need so Many (Standard) Exams for?

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A professional violinist by training, Keti Kipshidze is probably one of the best guitar teachers in Tbilisi. Having graduated from Erik Arakelov’s class at the Tbilisi Conservatorium in 1994, she auditioned for the Tbilisi Opera...

Tags: Education, General Education, Higher Education, Georgia

: Eric Livny, Rezo Surguladze, and Vato Surguladze; Education; 28 January 2019; Hits: 10155; Rating:

Georgia's Medical Education: a Party Soon Coming to an End

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The number of foreign students attending medical schools in Georgia nearly trippled in just three years. Georgia does not have enough hospitals for clinical training, but with an average tuition rate of 6,000 dollars per...

Tags: Education, Higher Education, Georgia

: Eric Livny; Education; 24 December 2018; Hits: 4500; Rating:

Finland's Education Miracles

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Coated in white, lit up and decorated, Finland was getting ready for Christmas when I visited it last week together with my oldest son Tal and two Georgian colleagues, Alex and Gala. Santa was on...

Tags: Education, Vocational Education, Georgia

A Finnish School for Every Georgian Child!

: Eric Livny; Education; 15 October 2018; Hits: 14580; Rating:

A Finnish School for Every Child in Georgia!

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Georgia’s national curriculum is remarkably similar in spirit and content to its Finnish equivalent. There is only one “small” problem: Georgia lacks the teaching workforce to make this curriculum a reality. Luckily, a new private...

Tags: Social Policy, Education, Early Learning, Structural Reforms, Georgia

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