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February 1 | Photo: Janerik Henriksson / TT
Fredrik Christensson, the Center’s school policy spokesperson, wants to keep the queues for independent schools. Stock Photography.
It erupts in a new political storm over independent schools and their conditions compared to municipal schools.
Among other things, about queuing systems for popular independent schools.
– Having queue time as a selection instrument is asking for segregation, says the Minister of Education Anna Ekström (S).
The A More Equal School investigation has been submitted for consultation and the government is now in charge of preparing proposals for the Riksdag.
– This is a very important investigation with very important proposals, says Ekström.
It contains several controversial parts. One is that popular independent schools will no longer be able to use the wait time to decide which students are accepted.
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The government’s coalition party, the Center Party, wants to hold the lines.
– We say no to eliminating queues as a selection, but we want to reform the queuing system so that more students have the opportunity to apply to schools on fairer terms, says Fredrik Christensson, school policy spokesman for C.
No one should be allowed to start queuing more than three years before school starts and there should be a 5 to 10 percent quota for newcomers, believes C.
Swedish moderates and democrats also don’t want queues to be illegal.
Is segregation increasing?
The research believes that queuing systems strengthen segregation. He points out that, in practice, popular independent schools are not open to all children, as they require you to line up your child from a very young age, something that is difficult for, for example, newcomers and newcomers. newcomers.
Instead, the research proposes a number of other selection criteria, such as a lottery. The idea is that the National Education Agency approve the bases that independent schools want to use.
Another controversial proposal from the research is that municipalities should be allowed to deduct the tuition fees that independent schools receive.
The argument is that municipal schools have additional costs compared to independent schools, in part because they are required to be prepared to be able to offer school places close to home to all students.
More to the municipalities
The Minister of Education does not want to rule on an individual proposal in the investigation, but says:
– For me it is completely indisputable that the municipalities have a greater responsibility and that it should be reflected in the financing.
The moderates and the center party are on a different path.
– We think that the tuition price should be the same for a student regardless of whether they go to a municipal school or a free school. On the other hand, it must be ensured that students in greatest need also receive the support they need, perhaps a specific tuition, says Fredrik Christensson (C).
– We are opposed to reducing school fees to independent schools, he says.
Turn everything around
The other party in the ruling coalition, the Liberals, is ready to “turn every stone,” including rules on waiting times.
– But we don’t want to completely eliminate waiting time as the basis for selection. On the other hand, we’ve said we want to make it better so that you can queue a year before starting school, not when you’ve basically delivered your child, says L’s education policy spokesman Roger Haddad.
He also states that L is willing to review the distribution of money to municipal and independent schools.
– We do not oppose the adjustment of the resource allocation system, says Haddad.
However, C and L do not consider that the investigation is covered by the January agreement, which is the basis for cooperation between them and the government.
– Regardless of whether these proposals are included in the January agreement or not, we in the government must get support in the Riksdag. C and L are the ones we are happy to seek support from, says Education Minister Anna Ekström.
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