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Teachers’ strike could affect students’ performance, child rights ombudswoman says

February 26, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Child rights ombudswoman Edita Žiobienė says that the ongoing teachers‘ strike could have negative effects on their students’ performance. […]

Critical situation in education system, President Grybauskaitė says

February 25, 2016 BNS 0

Teachers’ unions and the government should find an agreement by means of a dialogue and not by demonstrating a “force position”, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]

Teachers’ strike continues but talks stop

February 25, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuanian Teacher‘s Unions will continue their strike action on Thursday but negotiations with the Government may not restart until Monday. […]

Teachers refuse to end strike as PM apologises

February 24, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Government negotiators have failed to convince teachers‘ unions to call off a strike on Wednesday as talks about higher pay continues. […]

PM rows back on ‘Russian influence’ comments as teachers unions call on him to name names

February 24, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian Prime Minister has rowed back on comments linking the teacher unions’ strike to ‘Russian influences’ after union leaders called on the Prime Minister to put names to his allegations of Russian influence on the unions. […]

Education the key to fighting alcohol abuse, says Lithuanian PM

February 24, 2016 LT Daily 0

While new restrictions on the retail hours for alcohol sales were approved on Monday, more work needs to be put into education as changes in the law will not solve the problem alone, said Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on LRT radio. […]

PM offers new plan to meet teachers’ demands

February 23, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s ruling parties have agreed on a three-year plan for incrementally raising teachers‘ wages as unions continue to strike. […]

Radical transformation of education system ‘one of five key steps to narrowing Lithuania’s wage gap with EU’

February 23, 2016 LT Daily 0

A radical transformation of the education system in Lithuania is needed to narrow the wage gap between Lithuania and other European countries, according to Rokas Grajauskas, chief economist for the Baltic countries at Danske Bank, writing in Lietuvos Žinios. […]

Teachers and government fail to agree on ending strike

February 22, 2016 BNS 0

Teachers’ strike is to continue as unions say the government has failed to present an offer that would meet their demands. At least 70 education institutions plan to strike until the Lithuanian parliament convenes for its spring session in March. […]

Lithuanian language under threat of decline, say experts

February 22, 2016 LT Daily 0

The Lithuanian language is in threat of decline as competition from foreign languages, exclusion from scientific fields and lower literacy levels threaten its well-being. […]

Teachers staged a rally in Vilnius last week

Lithuanian teachers begin strike as negotiations over pay rise continue

February 22, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian teachers are to begin a strike on Monday as government representatives and teacher’s unions continue talks about raising wages. […]

More than half of all schools in Lithuania inaccessible to kids with disabilities, says NGO

February 19, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

Research done by an NGO in Lithuania has found that Lithuania is one of few European Union states that still have special schools for children with disabilities. Children who are unable to access their schools are homeschooled. […]

Teachers to go on with strike despite PM’s efforts

February 19, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with representatives of teachers‘ unions on Friday, urging them to postpone a planned strike for a few months. However, unions say they will go on with the plan to hold a strike on Monday. […]

Prime minister to meet teachers’ unions as dispute deepens over ‘illegal’ strike

February 19, 2016 LT Daily 0

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has promised to personally meet with teachers’ union representatives who are planning to start an open-ended strike today, after statements by the vice-chancellor of the government claiming the strike action may be illegal deepened the crisis. […]