It is estimated that there are at least tens of thousands of Ukrainian children in Poland who do not attend local schools.
It is estimated that there are at least tens of thousands of Ukrainian children in Poland who do not attend local schools.
The Polish government will abolish compulsory, graded homework in primary schools next month.
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The scheme is limited to low-income households with at least two children in school.
“What is lacking today is academic freedom,” says the newly appointed minister.
Paweł Marczewski
The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated structural problems in Polish education.
Poland’s Catholic episcopate has adopted an official position on LGBT.
Some local authorities are seeking to keep their schools closed.
Restarting in-person education could cause outbreaks of coronavirus similar to those in mines.
Teaching is expected to return to normal, with some complementary remote work.
City mayors and the biggest teachers’ union had expressed doubts.
Universities, schools, preschools and nurseries will remain closed.
Leading figures from different fields explain what effect the crisis has already had, and offer a vision of what could emerge from it.
Barbara Erling
Some teachers are unprepared and some students are under-equipped.
Teachers have spoken of their personal suffering after facing ridicule.