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‘Half a loaf is better than none’? New national minorities bill.

Up until now, the Lithuanian national minorities’ rights have been regulated partially by special laws (e.g. about education), and government orders. However, national minorities have been waiting for 14 years
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Polish language teachers face new challenges. How to adjust learning Polish language to the needs

The Faculty of Philology of Vilnius University held a scientific and educational workshop for school youth and teachers as a part of the Academia Polonica meetings. One of the main
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VLKK: legalisation of female surnames with an ‘-a’ ending would have a negative impact on

Legalising the spelling of female surnames with the ending ‘-a’ would have a negative impact on the linguistic and cultural identity of our country and is incompatible with the tradition
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Why do children and young people choose scouting?

The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association in Lithuania is one of the biggest and most dynamic Polish organizations in Lithuania. It is an educational organization that gathers children and the
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Among the top students in Vilnius – two from the Polish gymnasium

Vilnius can once again boast the highest number of top-performing students in Lithuania who excelled in this year’s graduation exams. Today, in the church of St. John, the mayor of
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Polish schools’ huge success in the matura exam. More 100s than in previous years. 

Yesterday, the National Agency of Education published the results of the main session of the state matura exam. The headteachers of Polish institutions are delighted to see students receiving more
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The Lithuanian Language Inspectorate demands the removal of Polish inscriptions in the villages of Bieliszki

The authorities of the Vilnius region do not agree to remove bilingual signs in the villages of Bieliszki and Orzełówka, as demanded by the Lithuanian Language Inspectorate – reports BNS
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Duchniewicz on the project of state language policy: in my life I have also seen

On Wednesday, the mayor of the Vilnius region, Robert Duchniewicz, issued a letter to the speaker of the Parliament Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen and parliamentary groups with a request to introduce amendments
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Dawlewicz: Polish as a second language is a huge chance in many dimensions

The registration for the state certification exams in the Polish language at the levels B1, B2, C1, C2 continues. – It is a great option, not only for Lithuanian citizens.-
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The new chairwoman of Educational Society: the Polish language is worth learning not only in

Last Friday, the 9th reporting-electoral conference of the Association of Teachers of Polish Schools in Lithuania “Educational Society” was held at the Polish Cultural Centre. Krystyna Dzierżyńska, the previous vice-president,
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