Dariusz Wieczorek has defended his actions but says he is stepping down for the good of the ruling coalition.
Education
Polish government approves tough new migration and asylum rules to “take back control” of borders
The measures include allowing the government to temporarily suspend the right to claim asylum.
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Thousands of pupils left without school places in Poland as aftereffect of earlier education reforms
The current cohort of pupils entering secondary schools is around 50% larger than normal.
Polish government makes it harder for kids to get PE sicknotes
To allow long-term absences from PE classes, children will require an exemption issued by a specialist doctor, and not by a family doctor.
Over 40,000 Ukrainians learning Polish using free app since May launch
Babbel last month made courses in English, German and Polish free for Ukrainian speakers in order to help refugees.
Warsaw University retakes top spot from Jagiellonian in Polish university league table
The University of Warsaw also recently clinched the highest ever position for a Polish university in the QS World University Ranking.
Two nuns charged after report on abuse of disabled children in care home
The nuns allegedly tied children to beds, locked them in cages, and beat them with a mop on a daily basis.
Polish universities climb to highest ever position in world ranking
The University of Warsaw and the Jagiellonian University have both broken into the top 300 of the QS World University Ranking.
Poland’s national minorities boycott government council over cuts to German teaching
Poland’s education minister cut by two thirds the number of hours of German taught to children from the country’s German minority.
Private education booms in Poland amid impact of politics and pandemic on public schools
Agnieszka Wądołowska
The number of children attending private schools has risen 37% in Warsaw since 2016.
Minister warns of “atheist ideology” after Polish scouts allowed not to mention God in oath
The Polish Scouting Association last month decided to allow scouts to swear an oath without mentioning God.
Plants communicate with each other via electrical signals in their leaves, find Polish scientists
Plants use the signals to warn others in their network of danger.
Polish university’s equality policy sparks conservative backlash against “leftist Western ideology”
The elements of the document relating to trans people have caused particular concern.
200,000 Ukrainian refugee children face a steep learning curve at Polish schools
Alicja Ptak
The vast majority have joined normal Polish-language classes and thousands will take exams in Polish this month.
