- Mr. President, I fear he did not read the bill and did not bother to understand its spirit. Schools must be ambitious, and this was a bill that allowed for ambitious changes adapted to the 21st century, preparing the ground for the “Compass of Tomorrow” reform. We will implement the reform anyway, because it is needed in schools - said Barbara Nowacka in “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News.

Nowacka Criticizes the President’s Advisors

- The President prefers teaching content over learning outcomes. If he doesn’t like that and considers it ideology, it means his advisors have failed their most basic duty: understanding what the bill is about. They have not engaged with it at any step. They were not present at parliamentary committees, they did not discuss it, they did not listen to the debate in parliament, they were spouting nonsense - she pointed out.

“There Was Truly No Dumber Veto”

- Do you know what he vetoed? Among other things, he vetoed a higher textbook subsidy, meaning schools could buy more textbooks. […] This was in the bill, not core curricula, as they seem to think, or health education. All of that is within the scope of regulations, and those regulations will apply anyway - she indicated.

She assessed: - There was truly no dumber veto, because this veto has nothing to do with the provisions of the bill. […] Mr. President has made it his goal to throw a spanner in the works for the government. This reform is one of our priorities.

“The President Knows His Veto Will Only Cause Chaos”

- What is more interesting, in my opinion, the President knows perfectly well that his veto will only cause chaos and politicize education, because the reform will be continued anyway - she stated.