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According to him, these discussions are necessary in light of numerous appeals from parents and teachers expressing concern about the possible consequences of this reform.
“Starting this week, we plan to hold a series of meetings with various groups of staff, including principals and teachers, to analyze the Restart reform in detail. We’ve been receiving numerous inquiries from parents and faculty. People are concerned and want to understand exactly how these changes will affect each of them,” Andrei Pavalo said.
For his part, the capital’s mayor, Ion Ceban, called the reform an “armchair experiment” and claims that it serves political interests in the appointment of officials.
“All they want is to place their relatives, godparents, and cousins in leadership positions, as well as take control of the system ahead of elections to promote their propaganda,” Cheban said.
As a reminder, the Restart education reform calls for placing education departments under the direct authority of the Ministry of Education and Research.
According to Minister Dan Perchun, the main goal of the reform is to ensure equal access to quality education regardless of the district in which students live. The data point to significant disparities between regions: there are differences in rates of bullying, school expulsions, and the number of children with special educational needs. This suggests that the differences are due more to the characteristics of local governance than to the actual social situation.
Another important aspect of the reform is the issue of weak administrative capacity in district education offices, where in some regions approximately 30% of positions remain vacant.
