Young Ukrainians in Latvia find themselves caught between two education systems, two languages and two competing visions of the future. Hanna Markova shows that, in the context of forced migration, their educational choices represent strategies for coping with long-term uncertainty.
In this blog post, Oksana Žabko looks at the existing inclusion practices for Ukrainian children in Latvian schools and discusses the pupils’ lived experiences. She offers suggestions on the government’s proposal for compulsory enrolment of Ukrainian children in Latvian schools.
In the discussion on the reception of Ukrainian refugees in the Baltic-Nordic region countries, Latvia’s policy appears to be solid and consistent. In this blog, HROMADA member Oksana Žabko explains details of Latvia’s policy applied.