On Wednesday evening, striking teachers from Klaipėda reached Vilnius on foot. After resting overnight in Grigiškės, they went to Vilnius V. Kudirka square in front of the Government at noon on Thursday, where from 4 p.m. there was a big rally. After that, the striking teachers at the Teachers’ House decided to stop the strike until the end of November, when the Seimas will consider the next year’s budget.
You will find all the information about the last day of the teachers’ march here.
Lived in the ministry
However, this strike is not the first in Lithuanian schools. The last time was at the end of November 2018 teachers were located in the premises of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports (ŠMSM).where he stayed for three weeks.
The security of the Ministry demanded to leave the premises, but the teachers did not obey, some of them climbed through the windows. Politicians from various parties also visited here, but the strikers missed the attention of the then Minister of Education Jurgita Petrauskienė.
It all ended with the then prime minister Saulius Skvernelis fired the minister (together with Minister of Culture Liana Ruokyte-Jonsson and Minister of Environment Kęstučius Navickas). Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis was appointed in her place.
17 institutions were audited
He initiated the 2016-2018 training of 17 institutions under the Ministry of Education and Culture. would conduct public procurement audits. As stated, one of the objectives of the audit of institutions under the Ministry of Education and Culture was to search for internal reserves of funds for the education system. During it, public procurements were investigated, possible manifestations of nepotism were analyzed.
Lukas Balandios / 15min photo/Rokas Masiulis met with representatives of education trade unions and school heads
In 2016-2018, 125.3 million was allocated for the public procurement of ŠMSM and its 17 subordinate institutions. euros.
The audit conducted by the auditors of the Ministry of Transport was completed in 2019. at the beginning of April, when Algirdas Monkevičius had been the Minister of Education for a long time.
“The teachers were right. I am getting more and more questions about whether the promised public procurement audit of the institutions subordinate to the Education System has been completed. YES, the audit has been completed – the results were submitted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications a couple of days ago”, – R. Masiulis wrote on Facebook at the time.
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2024-09-27 18:49:06
