DiasporaPublished: 3 September 2026 at 08:25

Minister: Changes 10 months before exams are nothing unique

Latvia's Education and Science Minister Ilze Indriksone has defended her proposed education reforms set to take effect this school year, saying changes made 10 months before exams are nothing unusual.

Ilze Indriksone (National Alliance), Latvia's Minister of Education and Science, commented on her proposed education reforms in an interview with Latvian Television's programme "Rīta panorāma". The reforms are planned to be introduced already in the current school year.

The minister stressed that making changes roughly 10 months before exams is not unique or unusual within the education system.

Further details about the specific content of the reforms were not provided in the source material.

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