Valditara, 23 billion spent on schools between Pnrr and national funds

We have achieved exceptional results, beyond forecasts: investments exceed 23 billion between Pnrr and national funds with which 173 thousand places in nursery schools were created, the European target was 150 thousand and over 12 thousand school buildings, approximately 1 third of the total, have been redeveloped. We come from 50 years of neglect and are building safe and beautiful institutes". This was said by the Minister of Education Giuseppe Valditara, opening the press conference at the Ministry of Education on the use of Pnrr funds. The minister highlighted the positive figure of the fight against school dropouts which has fallen to 7.3% "we want to continue investing in construction and in the quality of teaching to offer beautiful and competitive schools.

Resources have already been provided for the school's next contract," he added.

The resources invested in school construction amount to 13 billion, of which 3.7 are national and structural funds. 800 million of Pnrr funds were invested in the new schools as well as an additional 387 million national funds. 166 new schools have been built and the goal is to build 215. Furthermore, 300 million of Pnrr funds have been invested for school gyms to which 621 million of structural and national funds have been added, two thirds of additional resources as well as 45 million of sports equipment. 363 gyms have been redeveloped and another 335 interventions are underway. With the authorized interventions, a percentage of over 80% of gym coverage was achieved compared to the 7,499 educational institutions. 1772 interventions have been completed on school canteens. The resources for nursery schools amount to 3 billion in Pnrr funds to which 2 billion in national funds have been added. 180 million were spent on furnishings for nurseries and nursery schools. For the safety and redevelopment of schools, 2786 interventions have been completed or still underway, of which 30% are in the south. The reforms envisaged by the Pnrr - said Minister Valditara - have all been implemented. Furthermore, 206 thousand school staff were hired in three years. Nearly one million teachers and school staff have been trained on digital. 1.5 billion have been invested in the Its academy for skills and laboratories and there are over 40 thousand members enrolled. "Continuing at this pace, by 2035 we will have reached the needs of the business world", said the Minister of Education. For school 4.0, 2.1 billion have been invested and at least 100 thousand classrooms have been transformed into innovative learning environments. Over one billion Pnrr funds were invested to strengthen STEM, orientation and multilingualism, 3.4 million students were involved for 250,000 courses activated (against the target of 1,000) in over 8,500 state and private schools which activated training courses. Over 520 thousand children recovered thanks to the fight against school dropout. "The achievement of all the Pnrr targets - explained Valditara - was possible thanks to simplification measures, the so-called 'Genoa model' and support and accompaniment as well as a fruitful institutional collaboration with local authorities and a continuous and positive comparison with the European Commission. All the most pessimistic predictions put forward by the opposition have been refuted with concrete facts."