Daily newspaper Fidelity also wrote this morning about the financial consequences of the learning arrears. The Ministry of Education says it is “aware of the problems”. It also examines whether the subsidy scheme can be adjusted.
“However, when and how this will happen is not yet clear. The start date of the subsidy may from now on be linked to the first day of school, and no longer to the date of arrival in the Netherlands,” writes Trouw. Lowan-vo, the advisory organization that helps ISKs, fears that the new regulation will only come into effect next school year and not with retroactive effect. “I predict that next year many ISKs will sound the alarm with financial concerns,” says one of the advisers.