Overview

• President Vladimir Putin released a Teacher’s Day video message lauding educators and tying high-quality schooling to technological leadership with a call to spread effective teaching methods nationwide.
• Duma Vice Speaker Boris Chernyshov (LDPR) proposed annual targeted electronic certificates worth 15,000–25,000 rubles for teachers to purchase business clothing, footwear and accessories.
• Labor and social policy committee head Yaroslav Nilov urged a state program to provide service housing for teachers with privatization after 10–15 years, with eligibility based on lacking housing, a relevant degree and full-time school employment.
• LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky sought a federal bonus system for teachers whose students earn 100 on the Unified State Exam or win the All-Russian Olympiad, citing sharp regional disparities in current rewards.
• A Just Russia — For Truth said it will submit a bill to set a unified federal monthly payment for holders of the 'Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation' title, proposing a minimum of at least 15% of the position salary.