The Bundestag has decided on the digital Pact at schools, with the required Two-thirds majority. 40,000 schools can hope on a newer Computer and better Internet.
The Bundestag has decided on a fundamental change in the law for the digitalization of schools. The Federal government and the Länder agreed in the conciliation Committee on an appropriate compromise. This is the Parliament with the necessary Two-thirds majority to be approved. 574 votes were 74 no votes.
After the Bundestag has to agree with the Federal Council.
Federal government can have more money
type in So that students and teachers can hope to 40,000 schools on newer computers, better Internet, and digital methods of teaching. The agreement provides that the Confederation may in the future provide money for the educational infrastructure. Financial assistance in addition to flow of own resources of the countries. The Bundestag demanded that countries would have to participate always in the same amount as the Federal government, was deleted.
Other control rights
the control rights to the use of the funds were changed once. Under the compromise, the Federal government may require in the future in the field of education from the countries reports and the submission of files.
Right now, the Federal Council on the 15. March of the amendment to the basic law, could be implemented in the so-called digital Pact school. It provides that the Federal government supports the Länder with a total of five billion euros for school equipment.
Digital Learning in schools
daily news at 17:00, 21.02.2019, Markus Reher, Anke Werner, MDR
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