GermanyAufgabe 49 · Politics in a democracy
Who decides school policy in Germany?
In the exam (German)
Wer bestimmt in Deutschland die Schulpolitik?
- athe teachersdie Lehrer und Lehrerinnen
- bthe federal statesdie BundesländerCorrect answer
- cthe Ministry for Family Affairsdas Familienministerium
- dthe universitiesdie Universitäten
Why?
School policy is a matter for the federal states: each state has its own school laws and its own ministry of education (Kultusministerium or Bildungsministerium). That is why types of school and school holidays differ from state to state. Teachers put the rules into practice in their lessons, but they do not decide school policy.
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