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Lunik IX and Education

Roma Foundation — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:47:10 +0000

Michaela Cingeľová, a unique teacher who decided to go to teach at the Ľudmila Podjavorinská Elementary School in Luník IX four years ago. This is one of the most notorious ghettos in Slovakia.

In addition, she founded a project in her hometown that makes Roma children look forward to going to school on Saturdays.

Vďaka učiteľke z Luníka sa deti tešia do školy aj v sobotu. Miška zdedila srdce otvorené pre Rómov. In: Dobre Noviny. 20.03.2025. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/221623/vdaka-ucitelke-z-lunika-sa-deti-tesia-do-skoly-aj-v-sobotu-miska-ma-pre-romov-otvorene-srdce

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Slovenia, Roma, and Schools

Roma Foundation — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:07:24 +0000

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Luka Mesec presented a package of measures to address Roma issues in Novo mesto. Among the measures, a new one will allow to consider failure to attend primary school as child neglect. The minister said that this can have serious legal consequences. The proposal also envisages the mandatory inclusion of Roma children in kindergarten one year before entering school.

Neobiskovanje osnovne šole bodo lahko obravnavali kot zanemarjanje otroka. In: 24 Ur. 18.03.2025. https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/neobiskovanje-osnovne-sole-bodo-lahko-obravnavali-kot-zanemarjanje-otroka.html

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Slovenia and School Inclusion

Roma Foundation — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:22:58 +0000

The Slovene education ministry is planning amendments to the Kindergarten Act, which aims to increase the inclusion of Roma in preschool education.

Now look at the picture used to illustrate this: This is typical of segregated schools, where stereotypes are the norm. Would this happen to other minorities?

Vključenost romskih otrok v vrtce nezadostna. In: Radio Odeon. 28.02.2025. https://radio-odeon.com/novice/vkljucenost-romskih-otrok-v-vrtce-nezadostna/

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Slovenia: Legislative Package

Roma Foundation — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:21:55 +0000

The Slovene Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs Luka Mesec paid a working visit to Novo Mesto Mayor Gregor Macedoni. His ministry is coordinating the preparation of the legislative package to resolve Roma issues. They will try to complete the coordination on Thursday, he said in a press statement. They will then probably have another “intensive round of coordination” with mayors and others involved, and the package could go into public debate sometime by the end of March.

The package of laws is intended to encourage the inclusion of children in kindergartens and schools and improve living conditions.

Let’s see what comes out of it.

Na razpis za subvencionirano zaposlovanje Romov le ena prijava delodajalca. In: Delo. 04.03.2025. https://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/na-razpis-za-subvencionirano-zaposlovanje-romov-le-ena-prijava-delodajalca
Se je država Romov lotila resno? In: Dolenjski List. 04.03.2025. https://dolenjskilist.svet24.si/2025/03/04/300137/novice/dolenjska/se_je_drzava_romov_lotila_resno/
Mesec: Iščemo način, kako zagotoviti, da bodo romski otroci vključeni v vrtec. In: RTV Slo. 04.03.2025. https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/mesec-iscemo-nacin-kako-zagotoviti-da-bodo-romski-otroci-vkljuceni-v-vrtec/738378

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Teaching about Roma in Greece and Romania

Roma Foundation — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 08:47:15 +0000

The representation of people in schools says a lot about their condition. In this regard, that of the Roma raises questions in the Balkan countries: despite some real efforts, school textbooks remain very incomplete and perpetuate false ideas, as in Romania and Greece.

Good article, false history… Roma left earlier than indicated.

COMMENT ENSEIGNE-T-ON L’HISTOIRE DES ROMS EN ROUMANIE ET EN GRÈCE ? In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 02.03.2025. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Comment-enseigne-t-on-l-histoire-des-Roms-en-Roumanie-et-en-Grece

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Slovenia and Roma

Roma Foundation — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:53:54 +0000

Once a month, children from a Roma centre in Črnomelj, Slovenia, visit the local library. In this case they discussed about friendship and created a fairy tale on that topic.

Whether this is useful, will need to be assessed in a few years, but at least it is a start.

Pravljično druženje na temo prijateljstva. In: Odeon. 14.02.2026. https://radio-odeon.com/novice/pravljicno-druzenje-na-temo-prijateljstva/

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Segregated Schools

Roma Foundation — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:29:06 +0000

The education of children from Roma communities in Slovakia has long been on the fringes of public interest. The Ministry of Education recently announced a pilot project of a national school in the village of Rakúsy, which is to allow Roma children to be educated in their mother tongue. However, this step has sparked a debate about whether it will lead to a deepening of segregation.

Well, for us, this is clear. It is segregation and the results will not be good.

Prvá rómska škola vyvoláva viaceré otázniky. In: HN Online. 11.02.2025. https://hnonline.sk/slovensko/96194148-prva-romska-skola-vyvolava-viacere-otazniky

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Slovenia: Helping

Roma Foundation — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 12:21:50 +0000

The mission of the civic association Chestnut Horse is the education, support and social development of people with health disabilities, people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and people from marginalized communities (for the last two, read “Roma”). The association also offers educational activities for pedagogical workers working with these groups in primary schools.

Good work and intentions, but a drop in the ocean, unfortunately.

Do lepšieho života: Asistentky, ktoré robia detstvo podnetnejším. In: Život. O8.02.2025. https://zivot.pluska.sk/reportaze/do-lepsieho-zivota-asistentky-ktore-robia-detstvo-podnetnejsim

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Roma Misrepresentation

Roma Foundation — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:03:25 +0000

An article about the representation of Romain Greece and Romania schoolbooks.

Good intentions, but stating that Roma arrived in the 14^th century in Europe is also a misrepresentation …

They would never have had the opportunity to learn Greek …

So good intentions, and total lack of knowledge.

Framing the past: How Roma people are depicted in Romanian and Greek schools. In: Global Voices. 06,02.2025. https://globalvoices.org/2025/02/06/framing-the-past-how-roma-people-are-depicted-in-romanian-and-greek-schools/

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Slovakia: Discrimination

Roma Foundation — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:02:02 +0000

Michal Sivák, a gifted teacher and Rom has a job in a school in Bratislava. The problem: he can’t find an apartment as his applications are rejected because he is Rom.

He now says he won’t stay in education. What a waste.

Učiteľ Sivák: Nevedel som si v Bratislave zohnať byt. Odmietali ma, keď počuli, že som Róm. In: SME. 31.01.2025. https://domov.sme.sk/c/23443431/ucitel-sivak-nevedel-som-si-v-bratislave-zohnat-byt-odmietali-ma-ked-poculi-ze-som-rom.html

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