AOb: 'Invest in education even after the elections'
De Algemene Onderwijsbond has drawn attention to education in various ways during the last election period. We attended several party conventions, organized it AOb Education debate, talked to various political parties and tried to persuade the media to draw attention to education.
De Algemene Onderwijsbond (AOb) has drawn attention to education in various ways during the last election period. We attended several party conventions, organized it AOb Education debate, talked to various political parties and tried to persuade the media to draw attention to education.
This was difficult. Education is considered important by several political parties, but it turned out not to be an election theme to debate. Significant investment in education was not a strict condition for cooperation for any party, and politicians and journalists did not find a theme to put their colleagues or interviewees to the test.
Worrying
We have been missing education in the political debate in recent weeks. This is worrisome. After all, we all know how important good education is for the future of our country. Yesterday we made a last attempt with many of us to draw attention to education via Twitter via the hashtag # nog1ding.
We did not do this alone: the employers' associations made themselves heard via the hashtag, as did the school and student organizations and the fellow unions.
The shared plea: give education the scope for a bright future financially.
Although we together ensured that education was a trending topic for more than five hours and the activists of 'PO in Actie' also received a lot of attention on Twitter the same afternoon, the attention for our sector during the NOS debate was limited to three subordinate sentences. The janitors, the secondary vocational education teacher and the hard-working teacher were mentioned in it. That was it. Our always so fanatical education spokespersons also kept silent and did not respond to our action.
Vote for education!
Today it comes down to it. Do you vote for a party that wants to invest in education? Who has good plans for education and knows that good education costs money? The AOb gives one more voting advice: vote for education. Your vote is needed!
But even if the election results largely determine our follow-up strategy, it is of course not just about today. After the elections, the parties will try to form a coalition and a coalition agreement will be drawn up. Then it comes down to: will investments actually be made in education? We need everyone to keep our politicians sharp: teachers, school leaders, janitors, educational support staff, students, parents, administrators and all others who care about our education. We have to do this together. Keep them sharp. Only then can we ensure that education can grow and flourish in the next four years.
AObchairman Liesbeth Verheggen
