Prime Minister: Government plans to budget UAH 1 billion to modernize elementary school and intends to approve the program for the construction of kindergartens already in September

posted 23 August 2017 11:28

The Cabinet of Ministers within the framework of the education reform is planning to include for the modernization of primary education the sum worth UAH 1 billion and also a further increase of teachers’ wages by 25% in the draft state budget, moreover in September intends to approve the program for construction of preschool facilities in Ukraine. This statement was issued by Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman  during the Government sitting on Wednesday, August 23.

«During September we will approve the program for construction of kindergartens, which will enable us to eliminate queues to preschool facilities in Ukraine. In 2020, there will be no waiting lists to kindergartens, children will have access to preschool education. In 2018, we will also allocate 1 billion hryvnias for the modernization of the educational process in elementary school », stressed the Prime Minister.