A. Lukashenka considers it necessary to significantly increase the level of education in schools

March 31, Minsk /BelTA/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko believes it is necessary to significantly raise the level of education in schools, as well as the demands on students and parents. He stated this today while receiving a report from Belarusian Minister of Education Sergei Maskevich, BelTA was informed by the press service of the Belarusian leader. "Now we need to significantly increase the level of education in schools and the demands, even to the level of Soviet times, when there were the strictest demands on students, parents for education and upbringing of children in school. And this is the main task. We don't demand anything else from teachers," Alexander Lukashenko said. "Now we are expecting the main blow to be dealt in the main direction: education, upbringing and raising these demands on students and parents. And everything that is needed for this (regulatory, organizational) must be done," the head of state added. By the way, some measures in this direction are provided for by the Education Code, which will come into force on September 1, 2011. -0-