[lg policy] Education minister: Kohtla-Järve upper secondary to be bilingual next year NEWS 13.02.2019 11:07 Like Minister of Education Mailis Reps (Centre). Minister of Education Mailis Reps (Centre). Source: Siim Lõvi /ERR Education minister Mailis Reps (Centre) has said that the Kohtla-Järve state upper secondary school (Gümnaasium) will not be ready for 100% Estonian-language learning by the next academic year on 1 September, and will remain as a bilingual school for that year. Language in education is an issue of contention in the run up to the March general election. Some parties, such as Isamaa and Reform, champion an Estonian-only education system whereas others, including Centre, do not. Kohtla-Järve is in Ida Viru County, which has a large Russian-speaking population. It is in such areas where education language policy is most hotly debated. The minister said that the particular school in question would not be ready for education solely in Estonian by 1 September. "This does n

[Harold Schiffman]

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 Harold F. Schiffman

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 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
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