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• Centre of Curriculum Development and Examinations did not support the LAShORs proposal to introduce mandatory exam on native language and literature for graduates of minority education programmes

The Centre of Curriculum Development and Examinations of the Ministry of Education (CCDE) did not support the proposal of the Latvian Association for Support of Schools with Russian Language of Instruction (LAShOR in its Russian acronym) to introduce mandatory exam on native language and literature for graduates of minority education programmes. The proposals were forwarded for revision to the meeting of the state secretaries, however, the Minister of Education Tatjana Koke has recalled the proposals from the meeting’s agenda.

The Centre of Curriculum Development and Examinations of the Ministry of Education (CCDE) did not support the proposal of the Latvian Association for Support of Schools with Russian Language of Instruction (LAShOR in its Russian acronym) to introduce mandatory exam on native language and literature for graduates of minority education programmes. The proposals were forwarded for revision to the meeting of the state secretaries, however, the Minister of Education Tatjana Koke has recalled the proposals from the meetings agenda. Telegraf