Currently, 59% of children in Poland report feeling happy, down from 75% in 2019.
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Poland halves number of weekly religion classes in schools
The change, opposed by the Catholic church, will come into force at the start of the new school year in September.
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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.
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.
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.
First school offering Ukrainian education to refugee children opens in Polish city
Over 200 kids started classes on Tuesday.
Polish schools hunt for new teachers as tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees join classes
The government hopes to tempt teachers out of retirement while local authorities are seeking teachers among Ukraine refugees.
Veto of education bill will help Poland integrate Ukrainian refugees into schools
Paweł Marczewski
Civil society organisations are well placed to support Polish schools as large numbers of Ukrainian children arrive.
Poland pledges school places for 500,000 Ukrainian child refugees who have arrived already
“Our priority is to ensure that children in Polish schools can continue their education undisturbed,” says the education minister.
Polish president vetoes government’s law to centralise control over schools
The president said that, while he agrees with some aspects of the law, the situation in Ukraine means now is not the time for such debates.
Remote learning harmed education, deepened inequality and damaged health, finds Polish state auditor
The Supreme Audit Office criticised the education ministry for failing to provide comprehensive and consistent guidelines for remote learning.
Most pupils return to remote learning until end of February in Poland
The shift to remote classes coincides with the two-week winter school holidays.
Poland’s first lady invites opposition to discuss proposed education law
Before her husband became president, Agata Kornhauser-Duda was a German teacher.
Polish parliament passes bill to “protect children from moral corruption” in schools
Critics say the aim is to further the national-conservative ruling party’s ideological influence over schools.
