Educational organizations set an ultimatum to political parties
Political parties must let us know by 23 June whether they have structural funding for primary education in the coming cabinet period. The parties that actually want to invest money must also guarantee that this position is included in the coalition agreement.
The organizations that are united in the PO front write this in a letter to all parliamentary parties. It contains the AOb, PO in Actie, CNVO, FvOv, AVS and the PO Council. The factions must give a written guarantee before 23 June at 10.00 a.m. that they will allocate money for better salaries and less work pressure in primary education. 'Our message is clear: a new cabinet must invest heavily in education. Doing nothing is not an option,' said the educational organizations in a letter to all MPs.
Actions
If the political parties do not do this, actions will follow. The first action is next Tuesday, June 27. Primary schools then start one hour later: teachers do not teach for the first hour, but perform other tasks. Many primary schools participate in this campaign, it turned out from an inventory in the regional media.
In the afternoon, the PO front presents the petition, which has now been signed more than 250 thousand times. Earlier, the educational organizations sent an open letter to informateur Tjeenk Willink asking if he would like to receive the petition next Tuesday. "We will not let it happen that primary education goes under," said the primary education front. 'In all likelihood you will meet with new group chairmen in the coming period. We ask you to form a cabinet that will invest heavily in education. '
To invest
A solution to make working in primary education attractive again is to increase wages and reduce work pressure. Elementary school teachers earn 20 percent less than their secondary school colleagues. 'The broad support from society confirms that the need is great. It is up to politics and must come up with a solution. '
Read the entire letter from PO-Front to the parliamentary parties below. There you will also find the letter to informant Tjeenk Willink.
Download: Open letter PO front to informateur Tjeenk Willink
