The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, believes that the Ukrainian education system is not ready for the implementation of the "New Ukrainian School" (NUS) senior specialized school reform. The Ombudsman reported this on Telegram following a meeting with the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Oksen Lisovyi, UNN reports.
A critical problem is the senior school reform. The system is not ready for its implementation. I receive a significant number of appeals regarding objections to the liquidation of schools, the lack of transport, the condition of roads, and the actual inaccessibility of education in frontline, de-occupied, and mountainous communities,
Lubinets emphasized that launching a reform that will effectively lead to the closure of schools without a prepared system under wartime conditions is "simply a mockery of Ukrainian children and education."
In addition, the Ombudsman criticized the system of school preparation for the National Multi-Subject Test (NMT); the organization of the NMT itself, in particular the failure to ensure testing is conducted in shelters; and the information campaign for applicants from the temporarily occupied territories.
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On September 1, 2025, the first stage of piloting the senior school reform began: 30 lyceums from 19 regions are already implementing a model where students choose their profiles and subjects.