Catalogue question 49 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01

In Germany, who determines school policy?

Why — for every option

1. A — Teachers implement education policy in the classroom but do not set it.
2. B — Correct: under the Basic Law, education is a matter for the individual states ("cultural sovereignty" of the Länder) — each federal state has its own school law and ministry of education.
3. C — There is no federal "family ministry" that determines school policy; education policy lies with the states, not the federal government.
4. D — Universities are part of higher education, not the general school policy for which the states are responsible.

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