Putin promised to extend the Zemstvo Teacher program until 2030 – Kommersant

During a visit to Anadyr, President Vladimir Putin announced that the Zemsky Teacher program will be extended until 2030. According to the president, this program is effective and in demand, so it needs to be extended.

“Our program is funded a little better than the national average, more, I mean, life here is more expensive, 2 million rubles. We kind of pay the zemstvo teacher under this program. And, of course, it needs to be extended. We will extend it until 2030, it is in demand,” the president said.

At the same time, the president noted that the 2 million rubles that participants in the Zemstvo Teacher program receive “are actually not that much money,” but as the first start-up capital for a young person, in his words, it is “not bad.” He called on regional authorities to help program participants with housing, as well as in solving everyday issues.

In October, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova reported, that throughout Russia there are not enough 11 thousand teachers. At that time, according to her, the “Zemstvo Teacher” program managed to attract 5 thousand teachers. According to October data “All-Russian Popular Front”, approximately 40% of schools did not have open vacancies for teachers. The most significant shortage of physics and mathematics teachers.

Who needs the Zemstvo Teacher program – in the Kommersant material “Into the Outback for a Million”.

Anastasia Larina