Equal access to quality education for Roma
Despite years of governmental promises, Roma children in many European countries remain excluded from quality education. Segregated into Roma-only classes or schools, wrongly shunted into special schools for children with intellectual disabilities, crowded into decrepit classrooms and let down by teachers' low expectations, Roma children face serious challenges to complete even basic education.
Roma are Europe's largest minority and a key part of its future. Unless European leaders live up to their promises, Europe will pay dearly for losing another generation of Roma children to discrimination and neglect.
This is the situation of Roma children in education as detailed in the series of EUMAP monitoring reports on Equal Access to Quality Education for Roma. The monitoring project was established in 2005 and is carried out in co-operation with the ESP (Education Support program) and RPP (Roma Participation Program) of the Open Society Institute. It follows up on previous EUMAP reports on Roma in eight Central and Eastern European countries and Germany in 2001-2004.
Download or order the reports!
Two volumes of reports and a summary report were published in 2007, covering eight of the countries involved in the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015 and an international overview. All country reports were translated in national languages in 2007-2008.
Download or order either volume or separate country reports:
- Country reports in both English and translation: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia.
- International overview in English and seven other languages
Launches and press info, media coverage
Read the press releases for each of the report launches, related press info and launch reports, or review some of the media coverage the reports have received.
More info about the project
Read more about the project, review the project’s methodology, find an overview of reporters, specialists and case study locations, view the contributions EUMAP has made to international events and organisations on the basis of the reports, or download a copy of the poster.
NEW! Brochure: 10 Goals for Improving Access to Education for Roma
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Learn about the follow-up projects!
EUMAP monitoring is aimed at sparking advocacy activities. The reports on Equal Access to Quality Education for Roma are now being used in a number of national follow-up projects.
NEW! Equal Access To Quality Education For Roma in Slovakia - Update Report 2008
NEW! Case studies on village and small town schools in Bulgaria presented at conference
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