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Curtea Constituțională din România a decis că legea care oferea burse de performanță doar pentru elevii din școlile publice este neconstituțională. Această decizie importantă cere schimbări pentru a oferi burse și elevilor din școlile private și religioase, promovând egalitatea educațională. Ministerul Educației va respecta decizia Curții și va face modificările necesare după publicarea oficială.

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The Constitutional Court of Romania has ruled that the law granting performance scholarships only to students from public schools is unconstitutional. This significant decision calls for changes to include students from private and religious schools, promoting educational equality. The Ministry of Education will comply with the Court's decision and make the necessary adjustments following the official publication.

Exercise: Text comprehension

Question 1: What did the Romanian Constitutional Court decide about the scholarships?

The court decided that the law offering scholarships only to public school students is unconstitutional.

Question 2: Who will the performance scholarships also be available to now, according to the court's decision?

The scholarships will also be available to students from private and religious schools.

Exercise: Vocabulary

(f.) - court

- constitutional

(f.) - scholarship

(f.) - performance

(f.) - decision

- promote

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▌09/11/2024

The Romanian Constitutional Court has ruled that legislation offering performance scholarships exclusively to students in public schools is unconstitutional. This significant decision follows the Court's review, where it found that the law discriminated against students in private and religious institutions by excluding them from receiving performance-based scholarships.

According to a press release from the Court, this decree focused on the wording "public" within Article 82, paragraph 1, of the National Education Law 1/2011. The modification of the law by a government emergency ordinance in 2022 was also scrutinized. The Court determined that the legislation unjustly created a distinction between students based on the type of institution they attend, citing discrimination against students in private and confessional education systems, a stance contrary to certain constitutional articles.

Romanian Constitutional Court Rules on Performance Scholarships Romanian Constitutional Court Rules on Performance Scholarships (Illustration)

In response to this landmark ruling, the Romanian Ministry of Education has expressed its commitment to adhere to the Constitutional Court's decisions once they are published in the Official Gazette. The Ministry acknowledged the obligatory nature of the Court’s decisions and confirmed that necessary legal steps would be initiated following publication. However, until the official documentation is released, the Ministry cannot commence any actions.

Previously, scholarships had been restricted to students in public education, leaving those in alternative educational systems without similar financial support, a practice that has sparked extensive debate on educational equality in Romania. The latest ruling is poised to mandate a more inclusive approach, ensuring students in all forms of educational institutions are eligible for performance scholarships.

Overall, this judgment impacts the framework of educational support in Romania, challenging prevailing norms and advocating for equal opportunities across different educational settings. The Court’s decision underscores a pivotal move towards eliminating educational discrimination, aligning with broader constitutional principles of equality and non-discrimination.

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