Agro-schools will be able to receive state support on par with agricultural colleges and universities — senator

Agro-schools in Russia will be able to apply for state support, just like agricultural colleges and universities. This was reported by TASS by Igor Murog, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education, and Culture. On Monday, the Federation Council discussed federal laws in the field of agrarian education with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, educational organizations, and the expert community. Among the issues considered was the draft law that provides for the creation of agro-schools in general education organizations. "The draft law in question essentially translates the already established practice of agro classes into a new, higher status of agro-schools: it enshrines this specialized model of education directly in federal law and provides an opportunity for general education schools to apply for the same support measures that are currently ...