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Russia education minister denies plan to push 9th graders into vocational track
Interfax·RU·about 5 hours ago
Russia's Ministry of Education reports over 1 million enrollments in the 2026 admissions campaign, with nearly 58,000 under a new higher education system. This indicates a routine administrative milestone, not a market-moving event. The new system's rollout is a domestic policy development with no immediate geopolitical or economic implications.