“Sharp Decline in Russian Language Learning Among Schoolchildren in Saxony-Anhalt”

“Sharp Decline in Russian Language Learning Among Schoolchildren in Saxony-Anhalt”

Magdeburg (dpa/sa) – The number of schoolchildren learning Russian in Saxony-Anhalt has fallen significantly in recent years. As can be seen from the state government’s response to a small question from state parliament member Hans-Thomas Tillschneider (AfD), a total of 10,876 children and young people were taught Russian in the 2022/23 school year. In the … Read more

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Extends Schools’ Flexibility for Distance Learning Amidst Illness

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Extends Schools’ Flexibility for Distance Learning Amidst Illness

Schwerin (dpa / mv) – The schools in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania can continue to switch to partial or complete distance learning independently in the event of many cases of illness among the teachers. The Ministry of Education in Schwerin extended the so-called phase model until the end of this school year, according to a statement on … Read more

“A Woman’s Search for Her Long-Lost Sister: Touching Facebook Story Goes Viral”

“A Woman’s Search for Her Long-Lost Sister: Touching Facebook Story Goes Viral”

An advertisement on Facebook touches many users: A woman is looking for her little sister. She hasn’t seen them in 60 years. A woman born in Castrop-Rauxel shared a newspaper report from 1960 on Facebook that left many people stunned. “Bad news reached the traffic police on Saturday night,” it says. “A road accident with … Read more

“Cultural Diversity: Accepting Different Ways of Life in Harmony with Nature”

“Cultural Diversity: Accepting Different Ways of Life in Harmony with Nature”

There are people who impose their way of life on nature – they clear forests, divert rivers, plant crop fields, mine raw materials, etc. And there are people who accept and for whom what they can draw from nature is enough – through hunting, gathering, etc. Neither of these two ways of life is right … Read more

Observation: Afghan school principal cleans the shoes of pedestrians in Kabul’s streets due to Taliban’s ban on girls’ education.

Observation: Afghan school principal cleans the shoes of pedestrians in Kabul’s streets due to Taliban’s ban on girls’ education.

Al-Marsad Newspaper: The Afghan activist and journalist “Abdul-Haq Amiri” published a video clip on Twitter of a school principal working to wipe the shoes of passers-by on a sidewalk in the middle of a street in the capital, Kabul. Activist Abdul Haq Amiri commented, saying: Now a high school principal works as a shoe cleaner … Read more

Reduced Part-Time and Sabbatical Opportunities for Teachers

Reduced Part-Time and Sabbatical Opportunities for Teachers

Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – In the fight against the shortage of teachers in schools in the south-west, the state is daring to use a “sacred cow”: teachers should soon only be allowed to work less than 75 percent. Minister of Education Theresa Schopper (Greens) wants to restrict the part-time model from the 2024/2025 school … Read more

Exploring Educational Opportunities Offered by Rheydt Families in Mönchengladbach

Exploring Educational Opportunities Offered by Rheydt Families in Mönchengladbach

The fact that education does not just begin in elementary school and that it is not just about learning to read, write and do arithmetic was made clear again and again in the “Rheydter Talks”. The organizers, Bianca Heintges, Head of the Mönchengladbach Family Education Center, and Gerrit Rost, Rheydt District Management, invited to the … Read more

Female Gunman Kills 6, Including 3 Children, in Major School Shooting in Tennessee, USA

Female Gunman Kills 6, Including 3 Children, in Major School Shooting in Tennessee, USA

At least 6 dead, including 3 children, were killed in a major school shooting in Tennessee, USA. (Figure / Midland) Police have shot dead a woman after a mass shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, left at least three children and three adults dead. Tennessee police received a call at 10:13 a.m. … Read more