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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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Polish language not only on special occasions

On 21 February, we celebrate International Mother Language Day. For Poles living in Lithuania, the celebration of their mother tongue is definitely special. The Polish language is a reason to
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The Outpost

Longin Komołowski Polish middle school in Paluknys could be named, referencing the canon of Polish literature, The Outpost [a novel by Bolesław Prus – Ed]. The Outpost guards the Polishness
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Poles of Vilnius Region and Their Protest Rally in the Defense of Polish Schools in

Today (on March 30) a protest rally of Poles of Vilnius Region in the defense of Polish middle school in Paluknys and Polish elementary school in Senieji Trakai (trans. Old
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Krystyna Dzierżyńska: We Are Hostages of Equal Opportunities

Ilona Lewandowska talks with Krystyna Dzierżyńska, a vice-president of the Association of Polish Schools in Lithuania “Macierz Szkolna,” about the high school diploma in Polish and the chances for the
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Attack of the Liberal-Conservative Authorities on the Polish School in Senieji Trakai

Leave the school as it is now. It cannot be reorganized or closed – this is the firm position of the community of Andrzej Stelmachowski Elementary School in Senieji Trakai,
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Compulsory ‘Matura exam’ from Polish language comes back

Sidenote from translator: Matura is a Latin name for the high school exit exam or “maturity diploma” in various European countries, including Albania, Austria, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the
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Will new school reform strike at Polish education?

Education department is preparing another reform concerning chain of schools in Lithuania. One of its primary goals is close-down of merged classes. Changes also apply to Polish schools in Lithuania.
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After reports in the media, Jarosław Wołkonowski dismissed from the University of Bialystok [UwB]

Dr hab. Jarosław Wołkonowski, who seemed to be inseparably connected with the Vilnius branch of UwB, no longer lectures at the university. As one of the branch’s employees informed the
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Finally here! New Polish textbooks have arrived in Vilnius

Textbooks for students of Polish schools have arrived in Lithuania. – We talked about this problem for years, but we couldn’t find a solution. We were like in a dark
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