In St Petersburg, Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on school education.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Russian Federation Law On Education and Article 26³ of the Federal Law On the General Organisational Principles of Legislative (Representative) and Executive State Power Bodies in the Russian Federation’s Regions.

While on a visit to Chuvashia, Dmitry Medvedev held a State Council Presidium meeting to discuss state support measures for Russia’s gifted children and young people.

Mikhail Ignatyev briefed Dmitry Medvedev about the measures implemented in the region to develop education, support small and medium-sized businesses, and improve the employment situation.

Dmitry Medvedev visited one of Cheboksary’s high schools, where he learned about the school’s teaching methods and spoke with the students and staff.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed social security issues with public representatives at a meeting in Vladikavkaz.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Russia’s educators on Teacher’s Day and presented the award to the national contest winner, biology teacher Alexei Ovchinnikov from Lipetsk Region. 

Dmitry Medvedev was interested, in particular, in the development of education and rise in teachers’ salaries in the region. The issues discussed also included the transition of the territory’s schools to a new system of legal organisation.

In the morning on September 1, Dmitry Medvedev visited a general education school in the village of Verkhnerusskoye, Stavropol Territory, where he sat in the first and eleventh form’s lessons. Later, the President took part in the opening ceremony of the Stavropol Presidential Cadet Academy, established at the premises of the former Defence Ministry aviation engineering college.

Dmitry Medvedev chaired a meeting of the Commission for the Implementation of Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy on developing school education.

During a working visit to Maykop, Dmitry Medvedev chaired a staff meeting of Adygea’s education professionals.

In Moscow Presidential Chief of Staff Sergei Naryshkin chaired a meeting of the Commission for Improving the System of Identifying and Supporting Gifted Children and Teenagers and National Final School Exam’s Organisation.

Dmitry Medvedev and Gennady Zyuganov discussed the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on children’s health development in the pre-school and school system, focusing, in particular, on organising medical assistance and meals in kindergartens and schools.

On behalf of Dmitry Medvedev, staff of the Presidential Executive Office Library have donated 1,096 books to Solovetsky School (Arkhangelsk Region), and helped to organise a reading room in the school.

Dmitry Medvedev took part in the closing ceremony of the Year of the Teacher in Russia and presented state awards to outstanding teachers.

The Governor briefed the President on the results of implementing mother and child health programme in the region.

The President inspected classrooms, stopped by Russian, IT and physical education classes, and spoke with teachers and students.

Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the preparations for the public discussion at a working meeting the previous day.