Protest against cuts: Students fight for school budgets in Hesse!
Protest against cuts: Students fight for school budgets in Hesse!
The Hessian State student representative and numerous supporters protest against the recent cuts in the school budgets of the federal state. The reason for these protests is an online petition that was created in response to the decision of the government coalition to drastically shorten reserves for schools. According to FAZ.net Tischberger, referred to the immediate negative consequences in a press conference.
essential part of the current problem represents the fact that the schools in Hesse have so far been able to count on using reserves made from non -consumed school budget for important projects. These reserves had been saved to finance measures and purchases on time. Instead of paying out two thirds of these reserves as before, the Ministry of Culture under the direction of Armin Schwarz (CDU) decided to transfer only a third directly to the schools. The rest of the amount is instead redirected to the state budget for consolidation.
consequences of the cuts
The effects of this decision are already clearly noticeable. Schools have to revise their already decided budget plans, and numerous educational projects and purchases have been deleted due to the lack of financial resources. An example of this is a school in Fulda that cannot afford urgently needed learning software. According to the descriptions of Openpetition.de, about 840,000 pupils in Hesse, according to the descriptions of around 20 million euros.
The legitimate concern of the state student representative is also supported by political factions. The Green Group in the state parliament has clearly positioned itself and emphasized that the schools are urgently dependent on additional financial resources after the Corona pandemic to secure the quality of education. The petition is aimed directly at the Hessian state parliament as well as the Hessian Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Finance. It calls for the complete withdrawal of the planned cuts and reliable financing for schools without sudden cuts. A transparent and understandable reason for the cuts is required, which are criticized as arbitrary. To date, the petition has already been signed 3,400 times, which is a strong sign of the community. The chairman of GEW Hessen, Thilo Hartmann, also called for a broad support of the petition. He criticizes that the state government consolidates its budget at the expense of the students and teachers and warns of massive financial bottlenecks that the schools will suffer from the continuation of proven projects and educational offers. Overall, it remains to be seen how the Hessian state government reacts to violent criticism and whether the demands of the student representative will be heard in the near future. Educational financing in Hesse faces a crucial turn that could not only affect the current but also the future training of millions of students. demands of the petition
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