Recent statistics (see second article cited here) in Hungary give a dim view of the state of the education system. According to the result, 40% of the 8th grade students are functional analphabets. What is the response of the government (see first article cited here), well, according to Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister office of the Orban government, it is because of the Roma.
He is not a friend of arithmetic… If 40% of the children in Hungary are Roma, it is an interesting trend. Currently, the Roma minority in the country stands at around 10%. And it is true that their education level is low, mostly since in the countryside, they are taught in de-facto segregated schools.
- Roma szervezet írt nyílt levelet Gulyásnak a miniszter cigányozása miatt. In: Magyarnarancs. 28.08.2023. https://magyarnarancs.hu/belpol/roma-szervezet-irt-nyilt-levelet-gulyasnak-a-miniszter-ciganyozasa-miatt-260620
- Lassan a magyar nyolcadikosok fele funkcionális analfabétának tekinthető; a következmények beláthatatlanok. In: Qubit. 01.08.2023. https://qubit.hu/2023/08/01/lassan-a-magyar-nyolcadikosok-fele-funkcionalis-analfabetanak-tekintheto-a-kovetkezmenyek-belathatatlanok
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