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Battle for schools: teachers are missing, budgets are falling – what now?
Saxony is starting the new 2025 school year with digital curricula, AI support, but also challenges due to a shortage of teachers.
Battle for schools: teachers are missing, budgets are falling – what now?
The new school year has begun and brings a breath of fresh air into the classroom. Digitalization and school development are the focus. How MDR reports, updated curricula for the subjects of German and mathematics come into force this year. These new plans are based on nationally binding educational standards and aim to strengthen students' basic skills in reading, writing and arithmetic.
A particularly exciting element is the pilot project for interdisciplinary lessons that teachers can try out this year. Teachers also have the opportunity to use the AI assistant KAI, which was developed in Saxony. These are some of the measures taken as part of the “Education in the Digital World” strategy Conference of Ministers of Education be tracked.
A look at the challenges
However, school development could encounter a “double crisis,” according to the Education and Science Union (GEW). Lack of teacher resources and financial constraints are serious issues. The school budget has currently been cut to 15 million euros - that's 9 million euros less than last year. These cuts could significantly limit individual support for students.
In addition, the promised expansion of school assistance is still pending, and many schools are faced with limited resources to hire substitute teachers. The GEW estimates that more than 4,000 additional teachers will be needed to fully ensure teaching provision. Education is a cornerstone of our society, and here you could potentially get good business with a future-oriented investment.
Digital future and further training
Another central point that is of great importance for schools is the further training of teaching staff in using digital technologies. The discussion on this has been intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic, as the quality of teaching is of great importance, especially when using new technologies. The task is therefore to continually evaluate how teachers can be given the necessary tools. That's what it wants DIPF ensure that everyone involved in the education system can assess digital media and their effects in a differentiated manner and use the potential for sustainable education.
Overall, the new school year is not only a sign of fresh curricula, but also a time of change in the educational landscape, which is associated with numerous challenges but also opportunities. It remains to be seen how the measures will ultimately be implemented in classrooms and what positive changes they will bring about in the future.