Federalism in cultural and educational policy is an issue not only in Switzerland, but also in Germany: the German Cultural Council is calling for the abolition of the ban on cooperation between the federal government and the federal states in the field of education. The federal government should be able to directly support cultural education in schools and daycare centers.
According to a report by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) and the Mercator Foundation, the potential of cultural education has often remained untapped. Overall concepts need to be better interlinked.
The German Cultural Council agrees with this demand. One way to improve the situation of cultural education would be to lift the ban on cooperation between the federal and state governments in the education sector. According to the Cultural Council, the federal government is currently not allowed to directly support cultural education projects in schools and daycare centers. This obstacle must be removed.
