A recently proposed education decree in [country - not specified in text] is facing scrutiny amid claims it will privatize or religiously orient public schooling. However, reports indicate the decree does *not* aim to privatize the public education system, nor does it intend to make education religiously based. Instead, the legislation focuses on reorganizing existing contracting modalities within the education sector. The decree seeks to streamline current processes, not fundamentally alter the nature of public education. This clarification comes in response to rising concerns about the potential impact of the proposed changes. Further details regarding the specific organizational changes are forthcoming, but the core principle remains the preservation of a public and secular education system.