Teachers in certain regions of Kazakhstan encounter growing interest in potential mass protests, yet no widespread riots have been reported.

Teachers in certain regions of Kazakhstan encounter growing interest in potential mass protests, yet no widespread riots have been reported.

In the majority of schools across Kazakhstan, there's no practice of extorting funds from teachers, as independently verified by the country's Minister of Education and Science, Ganymbek Beisenbayev.

During a media powwow, Beisenbayev was quizzed about a school director in Akshi, Almaty region, who allegedly raked in 10,000 tenges over the past three years from teachers purportedly for a phony school fund. He was also asked about teachers being compelled to foot their own bills for concerts and excursions. To clarify, the minister explained that, although the current information provided is accurate, these are isolated instances.

While quality control departments are keeping a close eye on these issues, there is a human element that can lead to occasional misconduct. The minister emphasized that there's no nationwide trend of extortion in schools, but it's more of a regional issue, particularly in the south.

Currently, the government and educational authorities are making strides to eradicate such instances. Indeed, the school director in question from Akshi village has already been terminated.

Although there's ongoing concern about extortion and corruption within various sectors, including education, recent reports don't pinpoint extortion of teachers for school funds as a significant issue[3][4]. The government is actively advocating for transparency and anticorruption measures, such as enhancing quality assurance policies and modernizing staff training through digital means[4].

This modernization effort is part of a broader strategy to overhaul and boost accountability within the educational system of Kazakhstan[4].

1. Despite occasional instances of extortion in schools, particularly in the southern regions, such as the recent case in Akshi village, the Minister of Education and Science, Ganymbek Beisenbayev, has affirmed that there's no widespread trend of teachers being forced to contribute funds for schools across Kazakhstan.
2. Alongside enhancing transparency and anticorruption measures within various sectors, the government of Kazakhstan is actively focusing on modernizing its educational system, not only to eradicate instances of extortion but also to boost accountability and improve the overall quality of education and self-development.

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