It is an ever recurring ambition for incoming governments in Hungary to roll back on their predecessors' reforms of the education system. This time, with the Christian Democrats having gained power, it is to be a conservative shift, eliminating the liberal views predominant in recent years. According to the new doctrine, the education system is to convey not only knowledge but also values.
The Fidesz government's "School, Morality, Knowledge" program wants the new core curriculum to "s...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.