Dear Dutchies,
I’d love to propose some changes to the Dutch education system.
The study finance, college registration costs and mandatory parental contributions should be removed. This would prevent a lot of money from being needlessly being “pumped around”.
Only a single set of schoolbooks should be used throughout the country. The book that’s used to study English in Leiden, should also be used in Franeker (for example).
Schoolbooks should remain useable for at least three consecutive years.
Education should be free, books should be cheap and educational organizations should be financed based on quality, not quantity.
Students should be afforded every opportunity but should not be allowed to take more than two years extra than the normal duration before they graduate. This would open up more spaces for other students.