Parents complained about a shortage of textbooks in Tashkent schools

Parents Report a Shortage of Textbooks in Tashkent Schools

In a number of Tashkent schools, students have still not received all the necessary textbooks. Parents are forced to print out the materials themselves, while teachers forward book pages into parent chat groups. The problem primarily affects classes with Russian as the language of instruction.

Parents wrote about the shortage of textbooks in the "Potrebitel.uz" Facebook group. According to them, several books are missing at once in some classes. Schoolchildren have to study using printouts or electronic copies sent by teachers.

3rd, 4th, and 7th grades are mentioned most frequently. One of the commenters, who identified as a physics teacher, said that he could not even find an electronic physics textbook for seventh-graders, although the calendar-thematic lesson plan had already been provided.

Some parents reported encountering a similar problem during the previous academic year as well. Others noted that they managed to get some of the books, but still have to search for the rest. In the comments, people also advise checking for the availability of textbooks in bookstores, including at the Farhad Bazaar.

At the same time, complaints about the shortage of textbooks are coming not only from the capital. In discussions, parents from various regions of Uzbekistan also write that children were not provided with a full set of books. Primary school students are mentioned particularly often, although older schoolchildren face difficulties as well.

According to parents, in some schools children were given only a few textbooks, while in others the missing books are being replaced with older editions that do not always correspond to the new curriculum. Some families are forced to buy educational materials or print out books themselves, and in individual cases, teachers do this.