Schools in the hands of investors? Now private money should help

LAccording to the annual municipal panel of the state development bank KfW, the nationwide investment backlog in the school sector is no less than 46.5 billion euros and thus five percent more than in 2020. A look at the Thuringian state capital Erfurt shows how dramatic the situation is: There are still missing Information from the city 370 million euros for the school renovation, whereby the construction of new buildings and the creation of alternative locations are not even included in this sum. Private financiers see this fatal shortcoming as a business model and are increasingly investing their money in the construction of school buildings. But is this a business that benefits both sides?

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