Editing Moksha language (section)

=== Use in education ===
The first few Moksha schools were established in the 19th century by Russian Christian missionaries. Since 1973, Moksha has been allowed to be used as the language of instruction for the first three grades of elementary school in rural areas, and as an [[course (education)#Elective and required courses|elective subject]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kreindler |first=Isabelle T. |date=January–March 1985 |title=The Mordvinians: A doomed Soviet nationality? |journal=Cahiers du monde russe et soviétique |volume=26 |pages=43–62 |doi=10.3406/cmr.1985.2030 |number=1}}</ref>
Classes in universities in Mordovia are in Russian, but the philological faculties of [[Mordovian State University]] and Mordovian State Pedagogical Institute offer a teacher course of Moksha.<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [http://filfak.mrsu.ru/index.php/template1/pages7 Кафедра мокшанского языка] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612231806/http://filfak.mrsu.ru/index.php/template1/pages7|date=2015-06-12}}</ref><ref name="IzvMor">{{in lang|ru}} [http://izvmor.ru/news/view/15537 Исполняется 15 лет со дня принятия Закона РМ «О государственных языках Республики Мордовия»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614130243/http://izvmor.ru/news/view/15537|date=2015-06-14}} // Известия Мордовии. 12.04.2013.</ref> Mordovian State University also offers a course in Moksha for other humanitarian and some technical specialities.<ref name="IzvMor" /> According to annual statistics from the Russian Ministry of Education for 2014-2015, there were 48 Moksha-medium schools (all in rural areas) where 644 students were taught, and 202 schools (152 in rural areas) where Moksha was studied as a subject by 15,783 students (5,412 in rural areas).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Статистическая информация 2014. Общее образование |url=http://xn--80abucjiibhv9a.xn--p1ai/%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE/%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F-2014/%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%B5-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5-2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809113511/https://xn--80abucjiibhv9a.xn--p1ai/%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE/%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F-2014/%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%B5-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5-2014 |archive-date=2018-08-09 |access-date=2020-04-07}}</ref> Since 2010, the study of Moksha in Mordovian schools is not compulsory, but can be chosen only by parents.<ref>{{in lang|ru}} [http://www.prokrm.ru/content/view/988/11 Прокуратура борется с нарушением законодательства об образовании] = The Prosecutor of Mordovia prevents violations against the educational law. 02 February 2010.</ref>