Vice Prime Minister: For the first time state budget provides funding to the tune of UAH 210 million for inclusive education
A sum worth
210 million hryvnias aimed at developing inclusive
edication is included in the
draft State budget for the
first time ever. This was
stated by Vice Prime Minister
of Ukraine Pavlo Rozenko during
the meeting of the Council
for Affairs of Persons with
Disabilities.
According to the Vice Prime Minister,
as compared to the previous
2016/2017 academic year, the number of
students in inclusive classes has increased by
53% (from 2.720 to 4.180), and the
number of pupils with special
needs for whom the educational
process is organized in special
classes of general education schools at the
place of residence of such children has increased by
7% (from 5.265 to 5.669).
Pavlo Rozenko placed
a special emphasis on the fact
that the network of comprehensive
educational institutions for children with
complex developmental disorders (educational and rehabilitation centers) increased by 22%.