Education

According to Berlin's Senate Administration of Education, the new school year was prepared well. But there are several challenges. An increase of the number of students is one of them. There have not been this many new first-graders in decades.

Federalism is a splendid idea, right? Wrong. It can be a curse when it partially messes up an education system. Germany is a good example in this regard.

In Berlin, one thing is certain: August 10th is coming closer, the first school day after the summer vacations. But will the new Corona rules serve their…

Berlin was the first federal state within Germany to start its summer vacation. This was the good part. Unfortunately, the coin has a flip side: Berlin is also the first federal state which sends its kids back to school.

The quality of education in almost all German provinces is worsening. Compared to last year, the so-called Education Monitor 2018, an extensive study,…