By Mohamed Manfalouti – HIBAPRESS
Since the announcement of the formation of Fatima Ezzahra Mansouri's government, which received the confidence of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the compass of male and female educators turned towards searching for the identity of the successor to the former minister, Saad El-Brahimi, who held the portfolio of the Ministry of National Education, Early Childhood Education, and Sports, before sports were removed and replaced with vocational training and qualification in the new formula. The search engine could only reveal the identity of the new minister, the Secretary-General of the Progress and Socialism Party, Nabil Benabdellah, the symbol of the book. He has long advocated for public schools in previous statements aimed at providing the necessary financial resources to improve learning conditions, considering that addressing the social and material imbalances faced by students is a fundamental part of any policy aimed at raising the quality of public education.
Since the announcement of the new minister's name at the head of the education sector, social media platforms have been flooded with his pictures and video clips documenting his past statements, which have consistently defended public schools and their staff, and promoted their services within the framework of public service to achieve the desired quality.
Previous statements by Comrade Nabil Benabdellah were received by the audience of educators with cautious optimism, especially since the man has undertaken responsibility for a sector that faces numerous constraints with many stakeholders and interveners. This places the man before a test to implement his vision, which he revealed in previous press statements, regarding the advancement of the educational system. At that time, he carefully considered the "Leadership Schools" experiment, which was launched during the previous government and under the tenure of Chakib Benmoussa. He criticized at the time the way the "Leadership Schools" experiment was managed, saying that it had positives that simultaneously raised concerns related to the extent to which the entire educational system benefited from the allocated resources and capabilities. He also warned that focusing on specific institutions could lead to widening the disparities between them and other schools.
The new minister, who took over the portfolio of education in relation to vocational training and qualification, stated in his previous remarks that the success of educational reform requires directing investments towards public schools. He emphasized the importance of pedagogical and didactic training and improving working conditions, enabling educational staff to perform their duties as required and gradually raising the level of learning. He stressed the need to prioritize early childhood education and strengthen social support for low-income families to help them ensure their children's continued education and reduce school dropout.
