Gratis undervisning til alle fra første klasse skal og bør være en kerneydelse fra enhver regering – det kan ikke hjælpe at satse på dyre privatskoler og så tro den hellige grav er velforvaret, mener FNs særlige rapportør om retten til uddannelse for alle.
KIGALI, 12 February 2015 (UN News Service): Free, quality basic education is a fundamental human right for all, and governments must not delegate this responsibility to the private sector, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education has urged authorities in Africa.
“Education is not a privilege of the rich and well-to-do; it is an inalienable (uadskillelig) right of every child. Provision of basic education free of costs is a core obligation of States,” Kishore Singh said after education authorities considered, among other issues, possibly cutting costs by promoting the expansion of private education.
African education authorities discussed the possibility of reducing States’ education spending during the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Ministerial Conference on Education Post-2015 African in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Mr. Singh voiced his deep concern that some governments were actively encouraging private basic education.
“Now more than ever, governments should be expanding public educational opportunities for the marginalized groups, especially children from poor families”, stated he.
He recalled his 2014 report to the UN General Assembly, which emphasizes the importance of preserving education as a public good and not a profit-making business and underscores the principles of non-discrimination, equal opportunity, social justice and equity.
“Privatization in education negatively affects the right to education both as entitlement and as empowerment. Moreover, it depletes public investment in education as an essential public service and can lead to abusive practices,” the Special Rapporteur stressed.
He noted that, in the context of the UN post-2015 development agenda (dagsorden 2030), “education deserves to be a high priority, receiving a high degree of public investment in recognition of the fact that it benefits both the individual and society.”
Mr. Singh called on governments “to stand against the idea of privatising basic education and to strengthen their public systems. Free basic education is the cornerstone of the right to education and must not be undermined through privatization.”
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