Press Release: Equipping Europe’s schools for the 21st century: the European Commission begins a public consultation

The European Commission is launching a public consultation entitled "Schools for the 21st Century". Based on eight key questions, the consultation seeks views about the development and modernisation of school education in the Member States. The objective is to identify those areas where joint action at the European Union level could effectively support the Member States in their own school modernisation efforts. The consultation will be available in all official languages and is open to stakeholders and the general public, including teachers', parents' and pupils' associations. It will be open until 15 October 2007.