СРПСКЕ ШКОЛЕ У ПОМОРИШЈУ − ПРОШЛОСТ И САДАШЊОСТ
SERBIAN SCHOOLS IN THE MUREȘ REGION: PAST AND PRESENT

Summary/Abstract: From the situation recorded in 1919, when all settlements with a Serbian population—except Ovsenița—had Serbian schools, to the situation in 2018/19, when only six schools existed (and merely two in the entire Mureș region), an evidently irreversible regression can be observed. The causes may be identified as follows: Earlier period (until the second half of the 20th century): – uncertainty regarding salaries and income due to the poverty of church munici- palities; – disagreements between teachers and church municipalities; – insufficient (or inadequate) professional work of some teachers; – a decrease in the number of children/classes (or teaching posts). More recent period (second half of the 20th century and the first decades of the 21st century): – migration of teachers toward urban areas in search of better living conditions; – transfer of teachers to positions in Romanian-language sections, which could ensure job stability (due to a sufficient number of pupils). All of this has contributed to an overall decline in the level of Serbian education.

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