The House of Representatives approves the School Education Law with a majority in the second reading
The House of Representatives approved yesterday, Tuesday, the draft law No. 59.21 concerning school education in a second reading, after it was referred from the House of Councillors and modifications were made.
The voting resulted in 45 members in favor and 20 against, with no abstentions recorded.
Opposition members criticized what they described as the greed of certain operators in the private sector, calling for a cap on profits and for a portion of private institutions’ revenues to support public education, warning against a gradual abandonment of public services.
Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Mohamed Saad Berrada, explained that the draft law saw the acceptance of 57 amendments in the House of Councillors and 76 amendments in the House of Representatives, which primarily focused on improving the legal wording, correcting certain linguistic aspects, adding paragraphs to enhance the content of the articles, and adopting phrases that consider regional specificities.
The minister confirmed that the law aims to frame school education in the upcoming years according to a forward-looking vision that takes into account technological, social, and economic developments, with the establishment of a new Moroccan school in terms of functions, goals, and educational model.
Berrada emphasized that the project is not limited to partial repairs, but represents a new contract between the nation and its school, making education a community project and a shared benefit, placing the learner and their development at the center of its interests.
