650 Russian Schools Fully Renovated in 2026
Dmitry Chernyshenko: By 2026, capital repairs will be completed in more than 650 school buildings across the country. In Russia, capital repairs have been completed in more than 7,000 schools over the past five years.
Consensus
- Over 650 school buildings were fully renovated in Russia in 2026.
- The renovations are part of a nationwide program to improve educational infrastructure.
- Special attention is given to schools in rural and small towns.
- The program is implemented under the national project 'Youth and Children'.
- The initiative is carried out in cooperation between the federal government and regional authorities.
- The goal is to ensure comfortable, safe, and high-quality education for all students regardless of location.
- Modernization includes updating classrooms, sports facilities, libraries, cafeterias and kitchens.
- The program has been ongoing for five years and has already renovated over 7,000 school buildings.
- The federal government and regional budgets are funding the renovations.
- Teacher training and professional development are also part of the program.
Points of divergence
- 1,997 schools were renovated using regional budget funds. — riamo
- 1,997 schools were renovated using regional budgets. — interfax
- The program is called 'Modernization of School Education Systems' and is implemented by the Ministry of Education in cooperation with regions. — tg_government_rus
- The renovation work was completed in 2026, with no mention of the program's name or implementation body. — vesti
- The program is part of the national project 'Youth and Children', which also includes teacher qualification improvement and development of new teaching methods. — riamo
- The Ministry of Education has opened engineering-technical, medical-biological, natural science, mathematical, humanities, and socio-economic classrooms as part of the renovation. — interfax
Coverage (4 sources)
- Chernyshenko: in Russia comfortable conditions are being created for teachers and students — РИАМО
- Dmitry Chernyshenko: By 2026, capital repairs will be completed in more than 650 school buildings across the country — Правительство России
- Chernyshenko: more than 650 schools of the Russian Federation were completely renovated in 2026 — Вести
- Repairs completed in more than 650 schools in Russia in 2026 — Интерфакс