WILLEMSTAD - Today the new school year starts. More than 28,000 children and young people will be brought and picked up, so that the crowds will be noticeable on the roads of Curaçao.
It is not yet known exactly how many children and young people are going to school this year, but that number has been falling for several years.
The new school year also means the start of the 'Operation to improve education in Curaçao'. The new policy focuses first and foremost on the child and must, among other things, prevent early school dropouts.
Special education policy is also being introduced and the ministry is introducing multilingual education. In addition, the new policy focuses on teachers and teachers. This mainly concerns their legal position. The new policy also focuses on improving processes at school. More digitization and the physical refurbishment of twelve schools.