2+ day, 18+ min ago  (756+ words) While concerns have been raised about young people's steadily declining physical fitness for a long time, physical abilities testing will not happen during the current government's term and, under the most optimistic timeline, could be implemented in 2028. On July 4, the…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (651+ words) At the S'ru Maritime School on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa, children gain their first knowledge of sailing, behavior at sea, and safety. Around 20 students are currently enrolled, but interest in the school is high, with more applicants than places…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (414+ words) It is partly for this reason that history lessons in schools do not gloss over challenging events, history educator Mare Oja and teacher Tiina-Mall Kreem went on. Oja, the Ministry's chief expert on preschool and basic education, and Kreem, an…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (426+ words) Despite a new law requiring local governments to provide kindergarten placements before a parent returns to work, some Estonian families have still been left waiting. A legislative amendment that took effect last fall requires cities and municipalities to offer families…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (285+ words) The City of Tallinn is hiking school lunch funding starting this fall, increasing the daily lunch rate to "2. 10 to help maintain meal quality amid rising costs. The Tallinn city government approved the measure at its Tuesday meeting, setting the total…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (658+ words) City of Tallinn and Estonia's Ministry of Education are exploring a major overhaul of the capital's school network, including a possible expansion of state-run high schools, but any final decisions will depend on available funding in the national budget. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (337+ words) Less attention has been paid to the subject of our history classes. What is happening in history education deserves a separate analysis, but two telling facts can be highlighted here. First, Estonian history is generally taught as part of broader…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1064+ words) When it comes to supporting the academic skills of 5-year-old children, parents' beliefs and cooperation with preschool teachers are more important than the number of learning activities carried out at home, according to a doctoral dissertation defended at Tallinn University....

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (386+ words) Chancellor of Justice "lle Madise says local governments are not required to subsidize private kindergarten attendance if a child has access to a public kindergarten. The justice chancellor's opinion followed a complaint from a Raasiku Municipality parent denied support for…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (341+ words) On Wednesday, the Ministry of Education and EHL signed a collective agreement under which the minimum salary for state school teachers will rise to "2, 070. Other teachers, however, will continue to receive a minimum salary that is "100 lower. At wage negotiations…...