Commission of National Education

This article is about the Polish–Lithuanian institution. For the Board of Commission of National Education in Ireland, see Stanley letter.
"National Education Commission" redirects here. For the education commission in India, see National Education Commission (India).
Ignacy Massalski, Bishop of Vilnius and the first chairman, was removed from this post in 1776 because of alleged financial misdemeanour; he subsequently became a leading member of the Targowica Confederation
Hugo Kołłątaj reformed Cracow Academy during 1777–1780
Ignacy Potocki – chairman of the Society for Elementary Books

The Commission of National Education (Polish: Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, KEN; Lithuanian: Edukacinė komisija) was the central educational authority in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, created by the Sejm and King Stanisław II August on October 14, 1773. Because of its vast authority and autonomy, it is considered the first education ministry in European history and an important achievement of the Polish Enlightenment.[1][2]

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