THE HAGUE - State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Van Huffelen will not talk to the school boards in Curaçao, who jointly wrote a letter to her to express their concerns about the quality of education on the island.
“Education in Curaçao is an autonomous matter of the country of Curaçao. This does not alter the fact that I will, where desirable and possible, contribute to improving the quality of education. With the agreements made between the two governments in the National Package, the Netherlands is making a contribution to the formulated educational goals while retaining everyone's own responsibilities," the State Secretary informed the school boards.
Van Huffelen advises the letter writers to discuss their concerns with the Curaçao Minister of Education Van Heydoorn and the Curaçao Education Inspectorate.