New IQ tests with pictures, which were developed to be culturally unbiased, will still result in Roma children being unfairly placed in special schools for children with light mental disabilities, according to a study by the NGO People in Need. The tests are administered to children to determine if their intellectual ability is sufficient to [...]

New data released last Wednesday shows children from socially excluded localities in the Czech Republic, many of whom are Roma, have much more limited educational opportunities after elementary school than students from mainstream Czech society. Compiled by the consulting company GAC, the research shows that only 14 percent of Roma make it to high school, [...]

Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas addressed a session of the international executive committee of the Decade of Roma Inclusion in Prague last Thursday, saying better education and access to jobs are essential to the integration of Czech Roma. Though few would disagree that education is the key to social mobility, the PM’s words seem like [...]

Some high-level government officials will be paying a visit to Roma families in three north Bohemian cities this afternoon (link in English here) to talk to parents about their children’s truancy and why it affects their social benefits. Labor and Social Affairs Minister Jaromír Drábek and Education Minister Josef Dobeš, from TOP 09 and VV, [...]