primary schools

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Jars and cans of non-perishable food on a grocery store shelf in Heemstede. May 26, 2019
HealthPolitics
More people in the Netherlands receiving grocery assistance from the Red Cross
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Teacher in class
PoliticsBusiness
National teachers strike averted, as unions win 10% pay increase
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Teenagers on their phones
Politics
Dutch rules will soon prevent schoolchildren from having a phone in the classroom
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An empty classroom at an Amsterdam school in March 2020
Politics
Primary and secondary school teachers to strike on October 5
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Children reading a book
Politics
New push to end voluntary parent cash contribution for elementary schools
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Primary school classroom
CultureLifestyle
Dutch history teachers think children should learn about slavery from the age of 7
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Rainbow flag
Politics
Students and teachers dress up in purple and rainbows for Purple Friday
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Working parent with child
Business
Workers deal with extra stress as schools close a week early
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Mark Rutte and interpreter Irma Sluis during a press conference on 14 September 2021
HealthPolitics
Dutch gov't dropping social distance for Covid access passes; No quarantines for vaccinated travellers
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Pupils during a school lesson.
HealthNature
Dutch pupils caught up on study delays in maths, many still behind in reading
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Child in a mask going to school
Science
Government to provide €6 billion to help students who are falling behind
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte during a press conference. 29 Jan. 2021
HealthPolitics
Rutte: Primary schools could reopen Feb. 8; Lockdown exit plan being prepared
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Primary school classroom
Health
Gloomy outlook for the reopening of primary schools
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Amsterdam primary school reopens as Netherlands eases out of its coronavirus lockdown, 11 May 2020
Health
Primary schools to reopen fully in June; Gyms to remain closed: Report
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Ridderhof, Parliament, The Hague
BusinessPoliticsHealth
Children hardly spread coronavirus: health official; Keep schools closed anyway, says Wilders
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A child writing
Politics
Handwriting neglected at Dutch primary schools: experts
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Teacher
Business
Quieter rush hour due to primary school teacher strike
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Controversial school assignment on the terms "allochtoon" and "authoctoon"
Politics
School exam that "confirms stereotypes" angers many