Norwegian Minister submits draft with stricter rules for private school
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- 11 Apr 2023
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Tonje Brenna, the Norwegian Minister of Education, submitted a proposal to the Storting with new rules for private schools. She did so on Friday, and most likely, the Storting will debate the bill before the summer.
The proposal aims to give municipalities a bigger say in establishing new private schools, including Bible schools. This gives local authorities, for example, the power to block the founding of a new school if they want to, Dagen reports.
Furthermore, the bill cuts the subsidies for private schools from 75 per cent to 65 per cent. Also, the subsidies should no longer be regulated by law, the proposal reads. Instead, it should be dealt with in certain regulations. This makes it easier for the authorities to change the subsidies again in the future, as the law does not need to be amended in that case.
Local environment
The Ministry of Education explains that more and more private schools are opening and that they want to reverse that trend. In addition, Education Minister Tonje Brenna points out that local politicians know their schools, local environment and students best. "We must place greater emphasis on their assessment of what provides the best possible school offer for pupils in their municipality or county", she says in a press release of her Ministry.
At the same time, she promises that municipalities cannot entirely veto the establishment of new private schools. "In "special cases", approval can be given to new private schools even if the host municipality or county does not support it. It may, for example, be relevant if district political considerations dictate that the school should be approved", Brenna says. Read More…
