Balgarianovinite.com The Association of Bulgarian Folklore Ensembles Abroad (ABFEA) has expressed support for two schools, part of the Little Bulgarian School in Chicago organization, following the withdrawal of their state subsidy and their removal from the list of Bulgarian Sunday schools.
On November 27, the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science confirmed to BTA that the Little Bulgarian School in Elk Grove Village and the Little Bulgaria Bulgarian Sunday School in Des Plaines, which are part of the Little Bulgarian School in Chicago organization, had been removed from the List of Bulgarian Sunday Schools Abroad for the 2025/2026 school year at the suggestion of the Consul General of Bulgaria in Chicago. The Consul General’s proposal provides information and documents showing that the Little Bulgarian School in Chicago organization is effectively obstructing the oversight of the two Bulgarian Sunday schools that the Consulate General exercises under a Bulgarian government decree.
ABFEA said in a Facebook post: “For more than 15 years, the school has been educating children from the community and preserving the Bulgarian language, culture, traditions and values. We call for support for the petition and for transparency and fairness on the part of the Education Ministry. Bulgarian schools abroad are a national asset and must be protected.”
The removal of the Little Bulgarian School in Chicago from the List of Bulgarian Sunday Schools Abroad has prompted a letter and a petition signed by more than 25 Bulgarian organizations from the US Midwest, BTA learned from Peter Georgiev, Chairman of the Board of Bugarica Center in Chicago, Illinois. The signatories to the petition firmly distance themselves from any attempts to use the name of Bulgarian Sunday schools for personal gain or political interests.
The letter, which was sent to Bulgarian institutions, issues a call to action: “We call for unity, respect and dialogue based on facts, documents and established procedures, without slander, without personal attacks and without pressure through public hysteria. We call on all Bulgarian organizations in Chicago to show unity, respect and trust in the institutions.” Association of Bulgarian Folklore Ensembles Abroad Backs Two Chicago Schools Deprived of Bulgarian State Funding 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-02 15:17:48 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law