German ‘education summit’ criticised

Reports of an Education Summit convened by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Dresden, 22 October 2008 to discuss challenges facing the German education system. The event was conceived as a show-piece political event. It concluded with a pledge to increase annual government spending on education by tens of billions of euros by 2015. However tensions between regional and federal authorities over responsibilities for education policy weakened the effectiveness of the summit.

Deutsche Welle, 22.10.08: Germany Plans to Boost Funds for Ailing Education System http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3732526,00.html

OECD: Education at a Glance 2008: OECD Indicators http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_2649_39263238_41266761_1_1_1_1,00.html

ESO: Background information: Merkel puts poll focus on education http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkel-puts-poll-focus-on-education/

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