Policy change is rarely only about good ideas — it also depends on timing, political attention, and social pressure. In this piece, I discuss why school choice reform did not happen.
https://www.sirp.ee/voimaluse-aken-poliitikamuudatusteks/
I argue that Estonia practices a form of “hidden school choice” despite the ideal of equal access to education. We discussed what is the today's practice and why it works out badly I argue that Estonia practices a form of “hidden school choice” despite the ideal of equal access to education.
https://novaator.err.ee/832227/teadlane-koolikohtade-jagamisest-eesti-viljeleb-peidetud-koolivalikut
Russian-Language Schools
Together with Levila, we explored why Estonia still has separate Russian-language schools
https://www.levila.ee/video/miks-on-eestis-vene-koolid
https://arenguseire.ee/pikksilm/kuidas-tagada-edukas-uleminek-eesti-oppekeelele/
Family Policy
Neither Nordic nor Conservative Europe?
In this piece we explore Estonia’s family policy as a product of a small transition society — balancing Nordic-style social investment ambitions with liberal market logics and conservative family expectations.
https://rito.riigikogu.ee/eelmised-numbrid/nr-31/eesti-kui-vaikese-uleminekuuhiskonna-perepoliitika-ei-uus-pohjala-ega-vana-euroopa/
Written long before family policy became one of the most politically charged issues in Estonia, this essay revisits questions that remain strikingly familiar today. Different times, same debates.
https://www.sirp.ee/2014-09-18-15-12-37/