{"id":29524,"date":"2026-09-11T16:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T12:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/prime-minister-a-revolution-is-needed-in-schools\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T17:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T13:05:52","slug":"prime-minister-a-revolution-is-needed-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/en\/prime-minister-a-revolution-is-needed-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister: A Revolution is Needed in Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_a518f36e us_animate_this style_shadow-1 align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1660\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prime-Minister-A-Revolution-is-Needed-in-Schools-photo.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Prime Minister: A Revolution is Needed in Schools | Media for Education NGO\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prime-Minister-A-Revolution-is-Needed-in-Schools-photo.webp 1660w, https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prime-Minister-A-Revolution-is-Needed-in-Schools-photo-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prime-Minister-A-Revolution-is-Needed-in-Schools-photo-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prime-Minister-A-Revolution-is-Needed-in-Schools-photo-1536x863.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prime-Minister-A-Revolution-is-Needed-in-Schools-photo-600x337.webp 600w, https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prime-Minister-A-Revolution-is-Needed-in-Schools-photo-802x451.webp 802w, https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prime-Minister-A-Revolution-is-Needed-in-Schools-photo-150x84.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1660px) 100vw, 1660px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_1b04de86\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photo: from a video by the Government of the Republic of Armenia.<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_37\" href=\"https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/en\/mfe-goals\/conduct-research-on-educational-problems-and-take-measures-to-solve-them\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">COMPLAINT<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>During the Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan strongly criticized the state of Armenia&#8217;s public school system, declaring that schools had served as the primary source of teaching corruption for decades.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-video align_center has_iframe\"><div class=\"w-video-h\"><iframe title=\"Youtube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yBu9778-IC8?autoplay=0&controls=1&origin=https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/en\/&loop=0&mute=0\" allowfullscreen=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_1b04de86\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video: Government of the Republic of Armenia<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Expressing deep dissatisfaction with current educational quality and leadership, he revealed that he instructed the Minister of Education to remove incompetent school principals and staff without exception, emphasizing the urgent need for a complete revolution in the sector.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-video align_center\"><div class=\"w-video-h\"><a href=\"\">hhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/767JHe8uIXw<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_1b04de86\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video: Government of the Republic of Armenia<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Citing evaluations from the PISA 2025 report, Pashinyan highlighted severe infrastructure deficits across schools nationwide, particularly the widespread lack of sports facilities and science laboratories for physics, chemistry, and biology. He pointed out that many science educators have never even worked with standard equipment, making international standard instruction impossible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-video align_center has_iframe\"><div class=\"w-video-h\"><iframe title=\"Youtube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5HK23FtCQ_c?autoplay=0&controls=1&origin=https:\/\/mediaforedu.am\/en\/&loop=0&mute=0\" allowfullscreen=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_1b04de86\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video: Government of the Republic of Armenia<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>To ensure basic accessibility and remedy these physical infrastructure gaps, the Prime Minister stated that Armenia must construct a minimum of 700 new modern schools.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During today&#8217;s Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared the urgent need for a radical revolution within Armenia&#8217;s school system. 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