While the work has won praise, some have also criticised it for mixing photographs from different times, including Holocaust-era images of Jews.
history
Poland proposes 20% cuts to school curriculums for “calmer, more effective, in-depth education”
The opposition mainly objected to the removal of the detailed list of events from the history curriculum.
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