The state economic policy in the field of public access to education in the Russian Arctic zone’s regions: searching for priorities

This article is devoted to the problems of implementing a nationwide state economic policy that ensures the general availability of quality education in the regions of the Russian Arctic zone. Based on the analysis of the evolution of state approaches to the financing of the general education system and the analysis of regional practices of financial support of education, the author proposes possible measures to reduce the negative impact of the territorial factor on the level of accessibility of general education.