Who's afraid of the Integrated Education Bill... and why?

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Polls consistently show that around 70% of parents want to send their children to a mixed school. There are many familiar celebrity advocates for cross-community schooling – Liam Neeson, Paddy Kielty, Adrian Dunbar and Carl Frampton have all been vociferous in their support for Integrated education. This throng has recently been swollen by controversial contributions from President Michael D Higgins and the NI Secretary of State Brandon Lewis. In the face of considerable hullabaloo in the media, the established, segregated sectors of education have been queuing up to parade their integrated credentials. As time runs out on the allotted lifespan of this Assembly politicians of all hues are rushing to get their ‘pet project’ over the line before Stormont is prorogued and PURDAH kicks in, drawing down the policy-making curtain in readiness for May’s election. Amid this logjam of legislation one proposal has attracted more attention than most: the Integrated Education Bill.

Period4 Mar 2022

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  • TitleWho's afraid of the Integrated Education Bill... and why?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletSlugger O'Toole
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date4/03/22
    DescriptionPolls consistently show that around 70% of parents want to send their children to a mixed school. There are many familiar celebrity advocates for cross-community schooling – Liam Neeson, Paddy Kielty, Adrian Dunbar and Carl Frampton have all been vociferous in their support for Integrated education. This throng has recently been swollen by controversial contributions from President Michael D Higgins and the NI Secretary of State Brandon Lewis. In the face of considerable hullabaloo in the media, the established, segregated sectors of education have been queuing up to parade their integrated credentials. As time runs out on the allotted lifespan of this Assembly politicians of all hues are rushing to get their ‘pet project’ over the line before Stormont is prorogued and PURDAH kicks in, drawing down the policy-making curtain in readiness for May’s election. Amid this logjam of legislation one proposal has attracted more attention than most: the Integrated Education Bill.
    URLhttps://sluggerotoole.com/2022/03/04/whos-afraid-of-the-integrated-education-bill-and-why/
    PersonsMatt Milliken