States Demand Better Involvement in Real-World Laboratories
Berlin, January 20, 2025 – The states are demanding better involvement in the planning and implementation of real-world laboratories (RWLs). This was the result of the 106th meeting of the Conference of State Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) in Berlin on Friday.
The reason for the demand is that the states are responsible for implementing the RWLs in the schools. However, they complain that they have so far been insufficiently involved in the development of the RWLs and that there is a lack of coordination between the federal government and the states.
“We need a clear division of labor and binding agreements on how the RWLs are to be implemented in the schools,” said KMK President Karin Prien after the meeting.
She also criticized the fact that the federal government has so far only provided a fraction of the funding required for the RWLs. “We cannot implement the RWLs with the money available so far,” said Prien.
The federal government had announced in 2021 that it would invest a total of 1 billion euros in RWLs by 2027. However, only a fraction of this money has been released so far.
The RWLs are intended to provide practical experience with innovative teaching and learning concepts. They are to be set up at schools and universities across Germany.
The KMK now wants to draw up a joint concept with the federal government on how the RWLs can be implemented in the schools. “We need a clear roadmap that shows how the RWLs are to be implemented and financed,” said Prien.
The federal government has so far rejected the demands of the states. The federal government argues that the states are sufficiently involved in the planning and implementation of the RWLs.
However, the states are not satisfied with this answer and are now threatening to take legal action against the federal government.
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