Germany’s Education Crisis Deepens as Experts Demand Urgent School Reforms
Susanne Lin-Klitzing, chair of the German Education Association, has backed Federal Education Minister Karin Prien’s urgent call for better school performance. She stressed that immediate action is needed to address Germany’s declining educational standards. The latest PISA results have raised fresh concerns about long-standing failures in the system.
Lin-Klitzing highlighted that schools now face greater challenges than in 2001, when Germany first experienced its 'PISA shock'. She pointed to the pandemic, rising migration, and smartphone dependency as key factors increasing psychological strain on young people. These pressures, she argued, demand swift and effective responses.
She criticised politicians for delaying necessary reforms, calling for sustainable, non-ideological solutions. Among her proposed measures are early childhood education, expanded vocabulary teaching in primary schools, and stricter use of German as the main language of instruction. She also urged better alignment between student performance and assessment standards. Lin-Klitzing warned that broader societal indifference to educational achievement has worsened the situation. Even the German Economic Institute has echoed her concerns, reinforcing the need for a stronger focus on performance. She insisted that without immediate changes, Germany risks falling further behind in global education rankings.
The association chair’s proposals aim to reverse years of underperformance in German schools. By targeting early learning, language skills, and fairer assessments, she believes the system can recover lost ground. The success of these measures, however, depends on political will and swift implementation.
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