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Back view of children in a primary school classroom raising their hands to answer the teacher's question
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Majority of teachers oppose plan to merge mainstream and special education, survey finds
19 May 2026 - 17:00
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
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Dutch schools struggling to provide proper materials for students with special needs
16 February 2026 - 21:10
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A girl in primary school raises her hand in class
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Many Dutch primary school kids struggle to hold basic conversations: Inspectorate
4 December 2025 - 07:35
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Child playing with chalk
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Nearly 20,000 kids did not attend school last academic year
25 April 2025 - 11:10
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Secondary school students
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Many secondary school students can't read well enough to continue education
19 November 2024 - 09:06
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
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Gifted schools worried about government plans; Special education needs more support
31 October 2024 - 10:36
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Homes in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam to limit house-swapping, B&B's in 2024; Give young people housing priority
4 December 2023 - 11:18
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Empty classroom
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Netherlands bans mobile phones in primary schools from next academic year
7 November 2023 - 12:50
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Keizersgracht in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam to cut down further on bed and breakfasts to fight housing shortage
6 June 2023 - 10:45
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School lunch
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Netherlands launches free meal at school program for struggling families
29 March 2023 - 09:06
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Pupils during a school lesson.
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More students attend special education due to lack of resources, staff in schools
31 July 2022 - 14:00
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Teacher in class
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Billions in Covid support not helping schools fill teaching vacancies
13 July 2021 - 10:50
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Pupils during a school lesson.
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Special education students feeling abandoned by the minister
30 June 2021 - 18:50
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Student wearing a face mask next to a NS train during the summer of 2020
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Dutch gov't: Schools can make face masks mandatory but no legal obligation
1 October 2020 - 18:02
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Kids raising their hands in class
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Kids with complex problems not getting enough help at school: Children's Ombudsman
24 September 2020 - 08:50
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Kids with school bags
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Some 500 kids still not in contact with their primary schools
22 May 2020 - 08:59
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Amsterdam primary school reopens as Netherlands eases out of its coronavirus lockdown, 11 May 2020
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Schools, hairdressers reopen as NL eases out of coronavirus lockdown
11 May 2020 - 07:43
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An empty classroom at an Amsterdam school in March 2020
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Keeping 1.5 meters apart impossible at schools; only reopen when it's 100% safe: Union
14 April 2020 - 13:40
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Empty classroom
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Young people with disabilities forced to leave school too soon:report
6 December 2019 - 11:10
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Empty classroom
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Netherlands to pump €460 million into education; Teachers cancel planned strike
1 November 2019 - 18:21
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Primary school classroom
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Teacher shortage far worse than previously thought; 40% of schools in trouble: Union
1 November 2019 - 09:31
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Kids raising their hands in class
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Overcrowded special education classes leading to unsafe situations
25 October 2019 - 08:25
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Primary school classroom
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Teacher hiring through employment agencies 20k more expensive
25 September 2019 - 13:40
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Special education schools buckling under pressure; Class sizes, waiting lists swell
25 September 2019 - 12:00
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