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Lithuanian Parliament to Reconsider Vetoed Education Reform Requiring Minimum Test Scores
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Lithuanian Parliament to Reconsider Vetoed Education Reform Requiring Minimum Test Scores

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Lithuania's parliament will hold an extraordinary session to reconsider a presidential veto on stricter requirements for obtaining a basic education.
  • President Gitanas Nausฤ—da proposed delaying the implementation of these requirements until 2029, a move largely supported by parliamentary factions.
  • The original stricter rules, which included a minimum score on a standardized test, had been previously postponed and then controversially repealed by parliament, drawing criticism from the education community.

Lithuania's Seimas (parliament) is set to convene for an extraordinary session to address President Gitanas Nausฤ—da's veto of recent amendments to the Education Law. These amendments effectively repeal stricter requirements for obtaining a basic education, which were slated to take effect in September.

President Nausฤ—da has proposed a revised timeline, suggesting that the requirement for students to achieve at least a threshold score on the Basic Education Achievement Test (PUPP) to gain basic education should be postponed until September 1, 2029. Parliamentary faction leaders have indicated a general willingness to support the president's veto, signaling a potential shift in the legislative path.

The controversy stems from a 2022 amendment that mandated passing the PUPP with a minimum score of 4 to complete basic education. This requirement, initially planned for 2024 and later postponed to 2026, was again altered by parliament in mid-July. The recent decision to repeal the threshold requirement altogether, set to take effect this September, has angered segments of the education community.

A coalition of 36 educational, scientific, business, and civic organizations has formally appealed to President Nausฤ—da, urging him to veto the parliamentary decision to abandon the PUPP threshold. Their concern is that removing this benchmark will lower educational standards.

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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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