2. In September
secondary
carried
2007,
school
Estonia
(10 - 12 forms)
out by reference
School
Act.
secondary
schools
to Estonian
amended
Decision
background
transferraed
to Estonian
Remarkably,
would
would
reform
of Russian
no one of them
supported
3. By the opinion
teachers,
criteria
for their
even planned,
caru'iot
time
decisions
dominate,
were
a decision
place
civics,
in 2011: it was
presented,
and Upper
radically
and this
Secondary
new to what
10 parliamentarians
if only
as well
prepared,
were
School
Act,
concerns
of minority
because
that in the field
and the opinions
as Estonian
its goals
in
the
origin,
monitoring
Already
no one understands
of minority
from
what
education
of minorities
methodologists
are not obvious,
the qualitative
are not calculated.
it was in Estonia
that there
if not in decision-making,
July 1993,
President
Estonia
made
and literature,
was to be effected
School
anything
are not justified,
minorities,
minorities
Lennart
and
themselves
this it is clear
are the criteria
purely
or their
and
the stages
of the reform
in Estonia,
conference
parties.
between
sides:
1) 5 members
which
brings
and
is not
that it
for this very
political
representatives
are
Union
of National
at the RT sessions
- RT).
different
to Estonia.
of ethnic
population
Parliament;
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body,
to the Statute,
and stateless
stability,
dialogue
The RT initially
2) 5 members
population;
the CSCE
persons
table
In
of
of the
RT is a
residing
in
and mutual
was comprised
of the Representative
and 3) 5 representatives
Mission
decisions.
the Round
part in the drafting
According
minorities
groups.
the Russian-speaking
minorities.
Active
of involving
and justi:tying
Advisory
Its goal is to promote
of Estonian
together
a special
(hereafter
Mission
experience
at least in discussing
convened
of representatives
and of political
understanding
Meri
the CSCE
was an interesting
then
on 10 July 1993
of the RT took
standing
the
ignored.
4. Meanwhile,
statute
against
and that in the first
language
grounds
of minorities,
and the resources
It is obvious
In 2007,
the Law.
evaluation
success.
national
about
is not methodically
be successful,
consistently
This
of representatives
the reform
of linguistic
did not bring
in 2000 as
the 60 % requirement.
The new Basic
2010,
school.
of transition
upper
- 2008.
was executed
be gradual,
the Estonian
to fulfil
pedagogical
pure political.
as of 1 September
like
Completion
be obliged
no methodic,
remain
be subjects
would
language"
the Government
to transition,
reform
and Upper
year 2007
Act.
was
/ 2001. In 1997
year 2000
School
Reform
School
of "other
to academic
Secondary
of upper
2007).
Basic
60 % of instruction
unpreparedness
and music.
then that all schools
affect
school
(Reform
transition
the transition
will
on the level
of the former
for academic
and Upper
minority
geography
decision
School
in Estonian
the law in 1993,
was planned
of all too evident
that Russian-speaking
history,
adopting
to Estonipn
to Basic
to instruction
provisions
the law to put back
that transition
an amendment
force
After
transition
predominantly
to respective
Secondary
Parliament
launched
was invited
of three
Assembly,
of the
to participate
as an observer.
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