"CDU defense of current school-based program"
In the city of Bergisch Gladbach, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has proposed an immediate solution to address the needs of students, teachers, and parents - the "Immediate School Program." The program, valued at €4.4 million per year, promises to provide much-needed funds for school infrastructure improvements.
Alexander Felsch, the CDU's mayoral candidate, has been a vocal advocate for this pragmatic initiative, emphasising its potential for immediate impact. He has criticised the Greens for not investing even one percent of the city's budget in immediate measures for schools.
The CDU trusts schools to allocate funds effectively, not blocking existing measures. The program offers each primary school €100,000 annually and each secondary school €200,000, earmarked for local use. The funds are intended to help with issues such as broken furniture, outdated technology, defective toilet facilities, and new classroom equipment.
The CDU's "Immediate School Program" is a simplification measure, according to the party. The funds needed for this program correspond to the investments planned in the 2023/2024 budget for streets and bike paths, which were not used by the Red/Green administration in both years.
The Greens have been accused by the CDU of confusing pragmatism with populism in their reaction to the "Immediate School Program." The Greens, however, have not yet released their detailed education policy proposals for Bergisch Gladbach.
The CDU has defended the flat-rate contributions for schools in response to the Greens' criticism. This approach, they argue, allows schools to decide how best to allocate the funds to meet their specific needs.
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- The CDU's mayoral candidate, Alexander Felsch, has been advocating for the "Immediate School Program," a solution aimed at improving school infrastructure, highlighting its potential for immediate impact and criticizing the Greens for not investing in immediate school measures.
- The CDU has proposed a policy for lifelong learning, the "Immediate School Program," where each primary school receives €100,000 and each secondary school €200,000 annually, earmarked for issues like broken furniture, outdated technology, and new classroom equipment.
- In the politics of education and self-development in Bergisch Gladbach, the CDU's "Immediate School Program" is a simplification measure, allocating funds for school improvements that were supposedly planned for streets and bike paths in the 2023/2024 budget, but not utilized by the Red/Green administration in both years.
