Tag: School policy
Only a good half of the first-year teachers also become teachers
Lessons in a primary school in Baden-Württemberg The shortage of teachers is one of the biggest problems in German schools. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal states report that there is…
Countries and teachers criticize the postponement of the “Digital Pact 2.0” for schools
Children with laptops in the classroom The first digital pact was intended to advance the digitization of schools with a total of 6.5 billion euros. (Photo: IMAGO / Shotshop) Berlin…
Educational opportunities really are that unequal
class at high school Opportunities for advancement in Germany still depend too much on the parental home. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It’s not as if the problem hasn’t been recognized: For…
The shortage of teachers in Germany is gigantic
Berlin On Tuesday, news from Lower Saxony startled educational politicians, parents and teachers: A primary school head in Ammerland announced that she had to introduce the four-day week for more…
Teachers and students are on strike against Viktor Orban’s school policies
Vienna No matter how great the resistance that Hungary’s prime minister is facing in the European Union, Viktor Orban reigns almost unchallenged at home. However, one professional group is stubbornly…
Business must not leave school to the ideologues
high school class According to critics, students often do not learn enough about economics in school. (Photo: ddp) Anyone who asks why there is so little understanding of the economy…
Pupils will not completely make up for the corona gaps
Berlin The new President of the Conference of Ministers of Education, Berlin’s Education Senator Astrid-Sabine Busse (SPD), assumes that the current students will no longer completely close the corona gaps…
In this way, more women can be attracted to MINT professions
Apprentices in a metal company There is a shortage of hundreds of thousands of skilled workers in the STEM field. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) Berlin “I didn’t even know that…
Where do parents best rate the digitization of schools?
Berlin German schools have difficulties saying goodbye to the “Cretaceous period” and integrating new media into the classroom. Not only education experts see it that way, but also many parents…
Compulsory subject computer science & Co.: Expert commission calls for educational reforms
Berlin Germany is not as far along in digital education as it would like. The corona pandemic in particular has shown this. The Standing Scientific Commission (SWK) of the Conference…
Computer science lessons are still rarely offered in Germany
Lessons in a 9th grade Computer science is not yet a compulsory subject in many German schools. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Hesse starts a new school subject called “Digital World”. The…
Computer science lessons are still rarely offered in Germany
Lessons in a 9th grade Computer science is not yet a compulsory subject in many German schools. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Hesse starts a new school subject called “Digital World”. The…
All-day primary school may fail due to a lack of staff
Pupils in a day school There is a shortage of staff in many all-day schools and after-school care centers. (Photo: dpa) Berlin By 2029 at the latest, all-day primary schools…
Digital education requires short distances and staying power
The digitization of education offers material for discussions. Both parents and representatives of politics, education, business and the media world unanimously state that there have been omissions for decades. We…
What is preventing schools from becoming more digital?
Berlin Germany has become significantly more digital because of the corona pandemic. But while refugee children from Ukraine can take part in online lessons in their home country from here,…
The great loss of talent in the German education system
Education System Germany is wasteful of all things with the most important domestic resource, the offspring. The result is the blatant shortage of skilled workers, which is becoming more dramatic…
How safe are schools from Corona? Teachers criticize politicians
Other federal states also fear that the rapidly increasing number of cases will mean that so many school staff will be absent that regular lessons can no longer take place.…
Open schools only with more protective measures
Vaccination at school Politicians and scientists are calling for more child-friendly vaccination options – for example in the classroom or in zoos. (Photo: imago images / Political-Moments) Berlin With a…
Digitization in schools: Minister of Education wants a quick crisis meeting
Berlin On this Wednesday, the ministers of education want to connect again – a month earlier than planned. So far, all countries want to start the year with face-to-face teaching,…
That is why Karin Prien is against extended Christmas holidays
Berlin The new President of the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) for 2022, Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister of Education Karin Prien, is against a nationwide extension of the…