The voluntary parental contribution is intended only for extras beyond the compulsory educational program, and the Education Inspectorate will ensure that schools adhere to this. This was stated on Tuesday by the outgoing Education Minister Mariëlle Paul in a letter to the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament. In the Netherlands, parents do not pay school fees for primary education, but schools may ask parents for a voluntary contribution towards the cost of extracurricular activities.
The VVD is entering the parliamentary election in November with seven women in the top ten of its list of candidate parliamentarians. Party leader Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius leads the list, followed by parliamentary faction leader Sophie Hermans and her deputy Bente Becker, sources told De Telegraaf.
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Once VVD parliamentarian Marielle Paul is sworn in as Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, the Dutch Cabinet will consist of more women than men for the first time ever. The caretaker Rutte IV Cabinet has a total of 29 Ministers and State Secretaries. Fifteen of them are women, NOS reports.
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