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The Minister of Education of Poland defends Polish schools in Lithuania
Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska, The Minister of Education, writes a letter to the counterpart in the Lithuanian government in defense of Polish schools in Lithuania – Polish department informed today. ‘Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska…
“No” for English language in public transport
The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language did not agree on spelling the informative labels about places and stops on the Centrum-Lotnisko relation (City Centre – Airport) in Lithuanian and…
Graduates from Konarski’s school: The strike and the court’s decision are insulting
Strikes aren’t the answer to the actions of the authorities considering Szymon Konarski middle school in Vilnius –as graduates of the institution claim. On the day before the beginning of…
Reactions to the strike in Polish ethnic minority schools
The organisers of so called empty benches strike in ethnic minority schools said that they aim to turn the attention of the state’s authorities and the international community to the…
Butkevičus: I do not understand why the students are encouraged to not go to school
Today, the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Algirdas Butkevičus, stated that there will be no more reliefs on the Lithuanian language exam for schools with non-Lithuanian teaching language. In this way…
Strikers pray in the Gate of Dawn
On Wednesday (2nd September) the general strike of Polish schools in Lithuania has begun; its organizers are as follows: Strike Committees of Polish Schools in Lithuania, Parents Forum of Polish…
Over 90% of Polish schools participated in a protest
On the 2nd of September, the so-called empty benches strike was held in the national minorities’ schools. Around 95% of schools with Polish as the language of instruction in Lithuania…
Butkevičus: I do not understand why students are persuaded not to attend school
There will be no more concessions for schools with a non-Lithuanian language of instruction during the Lithuanian language exam, announced today Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičus. In this way the Prime…
