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Dutch Parliament proposes mandatory school libraries to combat declining youth reading skills

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16h ago· 3 min readnlNews

Summary

The Dutch House of Representatives is considering a proposal by D66, supported by PRO, JA21, and coalition party VVD, to make school libraries mandatory in all primary and secondary schools. The initiative comes in response to declining reading skills among Dutch youth, with recent PISA results showing that one-third of 15-year-olds lack sufficient reading proficiency to fully participate in school and society. D66 MP Ilana Rooderkerk warns of an unprecedented generational decline and argues that mandatory school libraries should be as standard as gymnasiums.

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Er dreigt echt een generatie op te groeien die het minder goed doet dan die daarvoor. Dat is ongekend. Alle alarmbellen moeten afgaan
Dat begint met meer lezen en boeken lezen. Daarom willen we een schoolbibliotheek verplicht op elke school.
Net zo vanzelfsprekend als gymzaal
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De Tweede Kamer wil straks dat elke school in het basis- en voortgezet onderwijs verplicht een goede schoolbibliotheek krijgt. Het voorstel komt van D66 en krijgt steun van PRO, JA21 en coalitiepartij VVD. De leesvaardigheid van jongeren staat al jaren on

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