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Almost 40% of Poles don’t believe humans evolved from animals
Meanwhile, one third of Poles believe that humans lived at the same time as dinosaurs.
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Polish teachers to protest over pay, hours and conditions
The government has proposed to increase wages, but also hours.
Polish Wikipedia celebrates 20th birthday amid record growth in active editors
It contains almost 1.5 million articles, the 10th most of any language.
One third of eligible school pupils vaccinated in Poland
Children aged 12 and above have been eligible since June, with schools now organising vaccination drives.
Poland to begin Covid vaccinations in schools
The jabs will be available for children aged 12 and above.
Ten Polish universities among world’s top 1000 in new international ranking
The Jagiellonian University has overtaken the University of Warsaw as the the leading Polish institution in the ranking.
Poland funds schools trips to “build patriotism and community between students and teachers”
Trips must relate to the Polish underground state, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, culture and national heritage, or Polish scientific achievements.
Most Poles support restrictions on entering public venues for unvaccinated people
One university has confirmed that only vaccinated students will be able to stay in its dorms.
“University for Poles”: nationalists protest growing foreign student numbers
They say that it comes at the expense of Polish students and taxpayers.
Polish government picks Catholic universities to train teachers for compulsory school ethics classes
The education minister wants to make ethics obligatory for pupils who opt out of Catholic catechism classes.
Polish schools will teach that EU is “unlawful entity”, says education minister
Przemysław Czarnek also called for history lessons to teach “pride” instead of “shame” about Poland’s past.
Priest apologises after school lesson on “treating” homosexuals with electroshock therapy
During the class at a public school he described homosexuality as an “illness” and outlined various “treatments”.
Polish education minister to stop pupils dropping both religion and ethics classes
He wants to ensure that “some message about the values system will reach young people”.
