Bosnia and Herzegovina Implement Nine-Year Schooling Plan

Southeast European Times reports that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has started its ambitious program for nine-year schooling in the nation. This push to update the school system is in part being driven by the desire to meet education requirements for eventual EU membership.

One interesting issue is that in some areas Bosnian and Croat children are educated in separate schools--with different curricula and different resources. In fact, resistance to the plan comes from a few areas where Croats are in the majority of the population.