Streszczenie
Projects promoting the transformation of education in rural areas, ranging from pre-school through the implementation of programs in schools are possible due to European Funds. Thanks to the activity of the municipality and/or local leaders in obtaining EU funds it is possible to implement comprehensive measures to support new and adequate skills of the teaching staff as well as investments in educational infrastructure. The chapter presents an analysis of activities carried out using EU funds in the Łódzkie
region in the period 2006–2013 with respect to GUS statistics “Education” for the corresponding period and selected areas of inequality in education.