The claim was made as part of the twelfth independence prospectus paper published by Ministers.
The SNP Government has insisted free university tuition would be enshrined in the constitution of an independent Scotland.Schooling is already a devolved issue - but Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said independence would provide the full powers to improve on the outcomes of children.
Gilruth said: “Our education system shows why making decisions in Scotland, for Scotland, is better for people who live here. “Independence puts the full powers to tackle child poverty in Scotland’s hands, and would allow us to build on existing policies.” Scottish politics “Independence would put significant economic and legislative levers in Scotland’s hands and give future Scottish Governments a range of opportunities to do things differently on a range of key issues, like children’s rights, tackling child poverty, reserved childcare support schemes and parental leave.
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