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Kyiv teachers fined for using Russian in class

Ukraine’s State Language Protection Commissioner Olena Ivanovska has fined two teachers at a Kyiv school UAH3,400 ($76) each for using Russian during lessons in elementary grades, Ivanovska announced on June 30.

1 July, 01:16 AM

Math test to remain mandatory for graduating high school students

The government will not move mathematics into the list of elective subjects on the National Multisubject Test (NMT) Ukrainian high schoolers take to graduate, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said on June 8.

8 June, 08:49 PM

Woman’s body found under rubble of lyceum destroyed in Russian drone strike

Rescuers found the body of a woman under the rubble of a lyceum in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast a day after Russian drones destroyed the school, local authorities reported on June 2.

2 June, 04:28 PM

UNICEF to allocate over $91M for education in Ukraine in 2026

UNICEF will allocate more than $91 million in 2026 to support education in Ukraine, aiming to reach about one million children with early development and youth skills programs, the Education Ministry said on Apr. 22.

22 April, 07:05 PM

Ukraine sets mandatory English levels for top civil servants

The Ukrainian government has established mandatory English language proficiency requirements for certain senior positions in public administration, education, and science, the Ministry of Education and Science announced on April 2.

2 April, 08:15 PM

ROC pleads ignorance on underground Russian school at Kyiv monastery

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) claimed on Jan. 7 it was unaware of any underground school operating at its monastery in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district.

7 January, 11:49 PM

Education ministry to investigate underground Russian church school in Kyiv

Ukraine’s Education Minister Oksen Lisovyi ordered an immediate investigation after journalists reported on an underground school operating at a Russian Orthodox Church monastery in Kyiv.

7 January, 02:25 AM

Teachers' and professors' salaries increase by 30% from today

Starting January 1, 2026, in line with a Cabinet of Ministers resolution developed by Ukraine's Ministry of Education and Science, educators' salaries have been increased by 30%. Another 20% rise is set for Sept. 1, 2026.

1 January, 02:25 PM

Schools on Russian-occupied territories left in chaos

The State Duma has approved in first reading a bill extending the so-called “transition period” for education on temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk until Jan. 1, 2028, the Center for National Resistance (NRC) reported on Nov. 2.

3 November 2025, 08:30 AM

Russia cuts state programs, boosts propaganda – intel

Russia's government will cut funding for 18 of its 51 state programs in 2026, saving more than 207 billion rubles ($2.5 billion), Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service reported on Telegram on Oct. 2.

3 October 2025, 05:04 PM

Moscow plans to educate Chinese children in occupied Ukraine

Moscow and Beijing are planning to establish a Chinese educational “enclave” in occupied Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, the Eastern Human Rights Group told NV on Aug. 16.

18 August 2025, 10:09 PM

Behind the classroom curtains: Why parents are still footing the bill for classroom repairs, school security and teacher gifts

Lavish greetings for teachers on every conceivable holiday, regular contributions to class and school funds — NV investigated whether schools in Ukraine are still soliciting money from parents or if these payments are truly voluntary.

19 May 2025, 07:10 PM

Education Ministry explains why Andrii Bilous was granted associate professor title despite harassment allegations

Ukraine’s Education Ministry defended its decision to grant Andrii Bilous — a theater director and university lecturer accused of sexual harassment — the academic title of associate professor, stating on its official website on April 24 that the move was part of a broader resolution by the Attestation Board.

2 May 2025, 10:54 AM

Trump administration threatens to strip Harvard of right to enroll foreign students

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned that Harvard University could lose its ability to enroll foreign students if it fails to comply with a demand from President Donald Trump’s administration to hand over information on certain visa holders, Reuters reported on April 17.

17 April 2025, 12:25 PM

Trump’s crusade against science: NASA cuts, anti-vaccine agenda, and education purge threaten a new Dark Age

During his first term, Donald Trump’s skepticism toward science was well known, marked by his rejection of climate change concerns and vaccine advocacy — a stance that intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, which severely impacted the United States. Now, at the outset of his second term, Trump’s anti-science approach has escalated further, evolving into what some describe as a full-scale crusade against educational institutions, scientific research, and even NASA.

20 March 2025, 03:23 PM

Trump moves to dismantle Education Department, calling it a ‘massive scam’

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order initiating the process of dismantling the Department of Education, CNN reported on March 20, citing administration officials.

20 March 2025, 12:33 PM

Ukraine’s Education Ministry plans to cull around 20 universities

The Ukrainian Education Ministry plans to reduce the numberof universities across the country to about 100, down from 121 currently, Deputy Education Minister Mykhailo Vynnytskyi said on Nov. 8.

9 November 2024, 02:06 AM

Nearly half of international students in Poland come from Ukraine

In the 2023-2024 academic year, 19,900 Ukrainian students were enrolled in Polish universities. By the end of the previous academic year, 45,000 Ukrainians were studying in the country, accounting for 45% of all foreign students.

6 November 2024, 08:57 PM

Government funds free elementary school lunches

Starting this month, Ukrainian elementary school students will receive free meals at school, the Cabinet announced on Oct. 4.

4 October 2024, 10:41 PM

Ukraine to adopt 12-year school education by 2027

Starting in 2027, Ukrainian students will attend another year of high school, spending 12 years in total before they graduate and can apply to universities, Education Minister Oksen Lisovyi announced on Sept. 23.

23 September 2024, 08:38 PM

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