Meeting with Education Minister Olga Vasilyeva
(World News Russia)

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Ms Vasilyeva, the academic year is over. Could you sum up the preliminary results? I would like to talk about the general situation in the sector. I know that you have a lot of events: olympiads, the preparations for the next year already underway, and the Teacher of the Year competition already in full swing. Go ahead, please. Education Minister Olga Vasilyeva Vasilyeva OlgaMinister of Education: Thank you, Mr President. As many as 42,000 schools in the Russian Federation are finishing the school year. This year, 647,000 11-graders graduate, and 1.41 million 9-graders complete their secondary education. They are all graduates. What is most important for...