Mobile phones and smartwatches would be prohibited during the entire school day, including breaks.
Education
Polish academics protest underfunding of science and higher education
They called for Poland to almost triple its spending on science and higher education to 3% of GDP by 2030.
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Less than third of Polish schoolchildren join new health classes after conservative backlash
Health education was initially intended to be compulsory, but was made optional following criticism.
Polish far right criticises introduction of Ukrainian as option in high-school leaving exams
From this school year, Ukrainian can be chosen as a foreign language.
Polish top-performing language for complex AI tasks, finds study
The authors admit that the result was “surprising”, as was the fact that English ranked only sixth.
Poland charges gang accused of issuing fake university documents to allow foreigners to enter EU
Over 1,000 documents were issued to people from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
Polish parliament approves further work on bill to make religion or ethics classes compulsory in schools
The vote saw a split in the ruling coalition, with its more conservative elements joining the right-wing opposition.
Polish president opts son out of new health education classes, saying they “smuggle ideology into schools”
The education minister criticised Karol Nawrocki’s decision, saying it will be “to the detriment” of his son.
Warsaw opens Poland’s first library in metro station
Metroteka – a play on the Polish word for library, “biblioteka” – offers commuters over 16,000 books to borrow.
Polish president vetoes government bill on child-protection measures
Nawrocki has vetoed as many bills in his first month as his predecessor did in the almost 20 months he cohabited with the government.
Polish church calls on parents not to send children to “corrupting” new health education classes
A deputy education minister, however, says that the church is spreading “fake news”.
Poland slides in new international ranking with seven universities among top 1,000
However, only one Polish college, the University of Warsaw, was ranked in the top 500.
Time magazine names Polish teenager among Girls of the Year
Seventeen-year-old Kornelia Wieczorek is co-developing biodegradable fertiliser and an app for elderly dermatology patients.
Poland’s school homework ban remains divisive one year on
Anna Gmiterek-Zabłocka
Critics says the policy was rolled out too quickly, limited teachers’ autonomy, and has not helped pupils.
