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Arūnas Šileris: “There is no obligation to open Lithuanian language classes in minority schools”

At the beginning of this year, the capital’s minority schools received controversial guidelines from the local government. They were to increase the number of Lithuanian lessons by 2 hours per
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Polish education in the Trakai district in decline

A bitter ”gift” for the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Polish-Lithuanian Treaty of Friendly Relations and Good-Neighbourly Cooperation was prepared by the councillors of the Trakai district local
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White-and-red march through Vilnius and a rally in schools’ defence. ‘Poles want normalcy’.

A two thousandth white-and-red march passed through the streets of Vilnius on Saturday, March 23. Participants of the march at the rally near the Presidential Palace emphasized that they do
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Issues of Polish education have been raised in front of parents and teachers.

The discussion on current issues in Polish education in Lithuania was initiated by the Forum of Parents of Polish Schools in the Soleczniki Region. Parents and teachers raised many pressing
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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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More Lithuanian in Minority Schools? The Ministry of Education invites to a public debate.

‘The Ministry of Education, Science, and Sports suggests gradually increasing the number of Lithuanian language lessons and promoting the use of Lithuanian language in national minority schools and promises to
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Minister Jakštas: ‘A different situation in Russian and Polish schools’

The Minister of Education, Knowledge, and Sports, Gintautas Jakštas, who considers a gradual shift away from teaching in Russian, says, that there is no reason to doubt the future of
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Teachers continue to protest. “Lesson of civic attitude” at the government headquarters

Several thousand teachers in Lithuania on Friday, September 29, began an indefinite strike. “It was a difficult decision, but we will not back down” – say educators belonging to the
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National Reading in Šalčininkai

On September 9, the Public Library of the Šalčininkai District Municipality organised a National Reading event. The event aims to encourage reading of literary works, it is also a good
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Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Lithuania K. Radziwiłł honours Polish “hundreds”

Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Lithuania K. Radziwiłł honours Polish “hundreds” On August 17, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Vilnius hosted for the first time
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