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The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation is responsible for the formation of state educational policy, including the development and updating of federal state educational standards (FSES) and curricula for various levels of education.
The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation will update the state educational standard and programs for fifth to ninth grades by 2027.
The new Federal State Educational Standards and the federal program for grades 10–11 will come into force on September 1, 2027.
MOSCOW, September 9 - RIA Novosti. The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation will update the state educational standard and programs for fifth to ninth grades by 2027, the press service of the ministry told RIA Novosti.
“In 2026–2027, the federal state educational standard (FSES) and the program of basic general education (fifth to ninth grades - ed.) will be updated,” the message says.

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