Agricultural schools in the Russian Federation will be able to apply for government support.

The systemic network of agro-schools can become a key source of trained personnel for the industry Agro-schools in Russia will be able to claim state support as agricultural colleges and universities. This was reported by TASS by a member of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education, and Culture, Igor Murog. The Federation Council discussed a draft law providing for the creation of agro-schools in general education organizations. "The draft law in question, in essence, elevates the already established practice of agro-classes to a new, higher status of agro-schools: it enshrines such a specialized model of education directly in federal law and gives general education schools the opportunity to claim the same support measures that are currently provided for colleges and universities of the agro-industrial complex," Murog explained. According to him, an agro-school is not just one or two specialized classes, but an entire educational environment: in-depth subjects ...