Tue Nov 13 2018
The Challenges of National Educational Assessments in Armenia
By Hayk Daveyan
While Armenia has participated in several international comparative educational assessments, and has designed national assessment tools, neither have been implemented properly. Today, more than ever, there is a great need to properly analyze existing data that can inform educational policy making and curriculum development.
Mon Nov 12 2018
The Ambivalence of Shahumyan: Armenia’s Bolshevik Ghost
By Hovhannes Nazaretyan
A prominent Armenian Bolshevik activist and head of the Baku Commune Stepan Shahumyan’s ghost now wanders through his native Caucasus. Armenians have largely forgotten his century-old verbal attacks on nationalism and insistence on internationalist fraternity of peoples, yet his statues remain and streets, villages and towns are named after him in Armenia and Artsakh.
Sun Nov 11 2018
Tigran Gevorgyan: Breaking Stereotypes One Stroke at a Time
By Kushane Chobanyan
Being born with Down Syndrome has not stopped Tigran Gevorgyan from pursuing his dreams. From winning gold medals at the Special Olympics to finding love, Tigran is not only breaking stereotypes, he’s creating a life of joy, fulfillment and meaning.
