Brandenburg's schools in danger: Reasons meet disadvantaged children!

Brandenburg's schools in danger: Reasons meet disadvantaged children!

in Brandenburg, the state government is planning cuts as part of a double budget, which could particularly affect the promotion of disadvantaged students. These measures encounter violent criticism from parents and teachers who fear that support for students with special needs will be significantly reduced. At a primary school in Golßen, only 15 funding hours per week are available for 40 children with recognized funding entitlement. Mayor Andrea Schulz warns that this little hour of support would not be enough and many children could fall by the wayside.

teacher Manuel Pape reported a loss of 50 funding hours at his school, which significantly limits help for children with learning restrictions. Since the funding teachers have to be used in class at the same time, they are missing as a representation. In order to draw attention to the critical situation, the school administration has already sent a letter to the members of the state parliament. SPD parliamentary group spokeswoman Katja Poschmann points out that the budget for funding teachers remains unchanged at 20 million euros, but has taken place an "administrative change".

changes in the educational offer

The Ministry of Education said that the school authorities can make a moderate below the personnel equipment in order to secure the lessons. 241 teaching positions are less planned for the coming school year, and the teachers should teach an additional hour a week. The upcoming double budget is to be decided in June, with several cut -out plans have already been mitigated or completely discarded in order to minimize the negative effects on schools. These measures take place in a context in which the largest educational program is prepared in Germany's history, which provides around 540 million euros for disadvantaged children and adolescents.

The educational program is scheduled to start on August 1, 2024 and has a term of ten years, with both the federal government and the country available 270 million euros each. The 110 affected schools are selected according to a social index, which takes into account factors such as the proportion of recipients of basic security in the residential area and the proportion of students with non -German mother tongue. This initiative aims to break through the connection between social origin and educational success and to halve the number of students, do not achieve the minimum standards in mathematics and German.

social funds for support

The school authorities are obliged to electronically report the responsible ministry that they want to participate in the procedure and must send the number of students concerned by October 31. This ensures that help quickly and effectively arrives where it is most urgently needed. However, services from the federal education and participation package must be requested separately by the parents from their municipality.