PO-raad (Primair Onderwijs-raad)

The PO-raad is the national association of school boards in Dutch primary education, representing the organisations that run basisscholen (primary schools). It speaks for these boards in discussions with the government and Parliament and works with the ministry on policy for primary schools, including teachers' employment conditions and school quality. Its position matters because school boards are the ones who must put national rules and plans into practice in their schools.