Why the Kremlin Is Restricting Russian Children’s Right to Education
In moscow, st. petersburg, and the lipetsk region, ninth-grade students applying to technical schools and colleges will now take only two entrance exams instead of four.
This experiment is linked to a shortage of labor, particularly at defense industry enterprises. The kremlin is lowering admission requirements for vocational institutions to produce more skilled workers within a few years.
To push students toward acquiring a profession immediately after 9th grade, authorities are artificially restricting access to 10th grade and lowering students’ average graduation scores. Earlier, the Center reported on putin’s intention to make access to higher education more difficult for russian citizens.
russians from working-class backgrounds are dying en masse in the war against Ukraine. Meanwhile, defense enterprises are unable to boost weapons production due to a shortage of manpower. The kremlin is trying to solve this problem by limiting access to higher education. Additionally, it is easier for the authorities to control and manipulate a less educated population with propaganda.
