Integration monitor

Integration monitor is a daily Latvian press digest on ethnic minority and society integration issues. The Monitor reviews the biggest Latvian dailies: Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga (in Latvian language), Vesti Segodnya (in Russian language). In specific cases other information sources are used. Latvian Centre for Human Rights is not responsible for information published by the media.

March 30, 2005

  • MP Janis Urbanovics talks about societal integration in Latvia
  • Article about the implementation of bilingual education in the Aizkraukle Secondary School

Neatkariga Rita Avize prints an article by MP Janis Urbanovics (the Peoples Harmony Party) about societal integration issues in Latvia. According to Janis Urbanovics, majority of problems between Latvians and Russians are due to miscomprehensions fostered by ruling politicians. When asked to comment on protest actions against the minority education reform, the MP states that Russians do not protest against classes of the Latvian language, but against the intention to use Russian-language schools as an instrument to Latvianise Russians.

Latvijas Avize features an article about the implementation of bilingual education in the Aizkraukle Secondary School No 1. According to the newspaper, the school has no problems concerning the implementation the minority education reform because the school launched teaching with bilingual methods already 11 years ago. One of teachers, interviewed by Latvijas Avize, states that there are no differences observed in the level of students academic success irrespectively whether they study in one language or bilingually.

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