Press: state spends over half billion on new exam system unlikely to see light of day

The Czech state has spent over CZK 500 million (USD 26 million) on plans for new school leaving exams which are unlikely to come to fruition, Mladá fronta Dnes reported. The Ministry of Education launched the project, under which ‘maturita’ exams organised by individual schools would be replaced by a centralised system. However, the ministry cannot explain how all of the money has been spent, Mladá fronta said. The newspaper added that there was an increasing chance plans for a new exam system would be either put on ice or abandoned completely after May’s general elections.