School struggle
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The School Struggle or Schoolstrijd is a historical conflict in the Netherlands
between 1848 and 1917 over the equalization of public financing for religious school
s. The Protestant and Catholic
parties, the ARP
and CHU
and the Algemeene Bond
respectively, wanted their religious schools to receive financing equal to that received by public schools; while maintaining their freedom in for example curriculum policy, teacher appointments etc. that came with their religious tradition. Liberals tried to protect the privileged financial position of public schools. The conflict lasted from 1801 to 1920, when it was resolved in the pacificatie. The Dutch solution was the Separation of School and State by funding all schools equally, both public and private, which is enshrined in article 23 of the Dutch constitution.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
between 1848 and 1917 over the equalization of public financing for religious school
Special school (Netherlands)
A special school , in the education system of the Netherlands, is a separate category from a public or private school. It is not to be confused with "speciaal onderwijs", which refers to schools specialized to deal with severe learning disabilities.It is administered by an independent board, as...
s. The Protestant and Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
parties, the ARP
Anti Revolutionary Party
The Anti Revolutionary Party was a Dutch Protestant Christian democratic political party. The ARP is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal. After 1917 the party never received more than twenty percent of the vote.-History before 1879:The anti-revolutionary parliamentary caucus...
and CHU
Christian Historical Union
The Christian Historical Union was a Dutch conservative Protestant political party. The CHU is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal.-History before 1908:...
and the Algemeene Bond
Algemeene Bond van RK-kiesverenigingen
The General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses was a Dutch Catholic political party...
respectively, wanted their religious schools to receive financing equal to that received by public schools; while maintaining their freedom in for example curriculum policy, teacher appointments etc. that came with their religious tradition. Liberals tried to protect the privileged financial position of public schools. The conflict lasted from 1801 to 1920, when it was resolved in the pacificatie. The Dutch solution was the Separation of School and State by funding all schools equally, both public and private, which is enshrined in article 23 of the Dutch constitution.