Minister responds to president's criticism of education policy
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- Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda criticized the government's handling of education problems, including the removal of the PUPP threshold.
- Education Minister Raminta Popovienė said she respects his opinion but rejects the suggestion that she is merely imitating action.
- She said the ministry is working with other institutions on the issue and remains focused on student achievement.
Education Minister Raminta Popovienė has rejected the suggestion that her ministry is only pretending to address Lithuania's education problems.
The president criticized the government's approach, with particular attention to the removal of the PUPP threshold. PUPP is an assessment of basic education achievement taken by tenth-grade students.
Popovienė said she respected the president's opinion but maintained that she was carrying out the government's program. She also said the ministry was working with other institutions to find solutions.
The minister emphasized that the threshold was not being lowered and that student achievement remained important to the ministry. She acknowledged that opinions differ over the PUPP assessment and described the issue as complex.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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