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The Netherlands Wants Inclusive Schools. Should Separate Ones Survive?

A UN committee and the Dutch government agree that ordinary schools must become more inclusive, but disagree about whether separate specialist education should endure. The harder question is how to change that system without sacrificing the support some pupils depend on.

13 October 202614 min read

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The fading gidsland: The country that remembers being progressive

The Netherlands remains comparatively strong on formal protection and adult acceptance, yet its exceptional legal-policy lead has faded as European peers advanced and the rights frontier broadened. The harder test is whether Dutch law, institutions, and measurable lived outcomes can support a claim to contemporary leadership.

9 October 202625 min read

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