Hamburg & Schleswig-Holstein SPD criticizes too low investment in education
04.09.2024, 06:07
SPD MP Martin Habersaat criticises the fact that a third of pupils in the north have fewer opportunities to receive an education due to social conditions. He calls for investment.
Habersaat explained that conditions that are considered to be a risk to the educational success of students include households with little education, unemployed households or those where the income is below the poverty line. According to the current census, around 33.4 percent of students are affected by these risks – that is around 106,900 children and young people.
The expenditure that politicians invest in education has a major influence on the design of educational processes and the decoupling of social background and educational success. According to Habersaat, according to data from the 2024 national education report, around 6,400 euros per inhabitant under 30 years of age is invested throughout Germany without federal funds – in Schleswig-Holstein around 6,200 euros, which is less than the national average.
SPD calls for decisive action
Habersaat also sees the better performance of Hamburg’s pupils in numerous education studies as proof that investments in education are worthwhile. According to the education report, investments there are 7,800 euros per resident under 30. Another success factor for the Hanseatic city is the language proficiency assessments for all four-and-a-half-year-olds, which ensure that all primary school pupils in the first grade can follow the lessons linguistically.
All the lack of investment is taking its toll on the students in Schleswig-Holstein, of whom around 8.6 percent left school without a degree in the survey year 2022. “In this context, the ministry likes to point to special needs students and thus shirks its responsibility,” said Habersaat.
