House of Representatives wants less “shadow education”

Lower House wants less “shadow education”

 

Students should not need expensive tutoring or dissertation supervision, the Lower House says. On Tuesday, two motions were approved that call on institutions to reduce this kind of “shadow education”.

 

One in five students make use of supplementary education, the Education Inspectorate concluded in April. They want to graduate faster or get higher grades and therefore pay for tutoring or extra thesis supervision. The inspectors fear that this supplementary education contributes to inequality of opportunity: students from rich families can make use of it more often than students from poor families.

 

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In a motion, Members of Parliament Peter Kwint (SP) and Lisa Westerveld (GroenLinks) therefore call on the government to enter into discussions with the umbrella organisations of universities to reduce shadow education. With a second motion, they want to prevent advertising within universities and colleges of higher education for private providers of shadow education.

 

The Lower House gave both motions the green light, but not unanimously. The VVD, among others, voted against them twice. (HOP, EF)