Acquiring Knowledge - Environmentalists lambast coalition proposals for education legislation.
The Green Party in the Berlin House of Representatives is against the proposed changes to the education law, as per the agreement made by the black-red Senate. They're especially wary of the adjustments for the transition from primary school to high school. The contentious point lies in the funding forecast, crucial for high school applications. "The coalition's proposed reduction of the funding forecast to core subjects like math, German, and English won't offer justice to the multifaceted capabilities of Berlin's youth," shared Louis Krüger, the Green faction's education policy spokesperson, with the German Press Agency. This move could cause extra pressure. They propose a more equitable education system with less stress for children and parents.
As per Krüger, "Integrated secondary schools require different amounts of primary school students, with some needing 1.5 of them, while others have to accept all students who'd otherwise be rejected from any school. We want our integrated secondary schools to be genuinely integrated, hence our proposal of allocating 30% of places for pupils with the top, middle, and lowest funding forecast in each grade cohort." For their preferred inclusivity, the Greens suggest hiking the "lottery quota" for high schools to 50% instead of the current 30% when more primary school students apply than available spots.
The Green Party is also dissatisfied with the plans for the "Kita Chance Year." According to the altered education law, children who don't speak German well and didn't attend kindergarten should attend one for a year or comparable language promotion programs from free providers before starting school. To cover the costs, parents would automatically receive a kindergarten voucher for all three-year-olds.
The Greens believe this is not soon enough: "I don't see why the coalition wants to mail the voucher to parents only on the third birthday since early childhood education should begin prematurely," voiced Marianne Burkert-Eulitz, their education policy spokesperson. They're urging parents to receive a kindergarten welcome voucher on their child's first birthday instead. The Green faction submitted such an amendment proposal in the House of Representatives. The education law debate will take place in the Education Committee today.
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