The Main Developments in the Education System in Russia in 2018

In 2018, the main developments in the education system can be divided into the two unequal phases: one before the President's May 2018 Decree and the other after it. Before May 2018, the main attention was focused on teachers' salaries; the “struggle” to raise them to the average pay in a relevant region was already waged for six years running. Average salaries of higher-education teaching personnel attract less attention though by 2000 their value was to be equal to 200 percent of the average salary in a relevant subject of the Russian Federation where the higher educational institution was situated. From May 2018, the main focus in education was switched over to development of the “Education” national project and the volume of budget funding to be allocated on the specified goals. In addition, in the higher education system serious debates started on the issue of state accreditation of higher educational establishment