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Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Hamburg Express. Local news for an international community. | New Arguments Against School Reform | Daycare, School, Have, Would


The Hamburg Express. Local news for an international community. New Arguments Against School Reform Daycare, School, Have, Would:

"Regional Parents’ Committee criticizes the senate’s daycare plans

The issue of school reform in Hamburg has been settled for the time being. Despite massive protests of parents, teachers and pupils, the city of Hamburg has agreed on the reform. The re-structuring of the city’s school system is on the way.

Its numerous opponents, however, keep arguing against the school reform. The Regional Parents’ Committee (LEA) has now addressed an open letter to Hamburg’s social authority and school authority. The committee suspects that the after-school daycare which the senate plans as part of the school reform does not quite live up to its promises.

Does the school reform pose a risk to after-school daycare?"