Rhineland-Palatinate slips to 12th position in the Education Monitor: CDU emphasizes fundamental education and prioritizes German studies
In the realm of German education, Rhineland-Palatinate finds itself at a crossroads, with recent rankings revealing a decline in its educational standards. The state has slipped three places, from 9th to 12th, in the Education Monitor, a significant ranking in German education policy that has been in operation for over 20 years.
The CDU State Chairman, Schnieder, has presented three concrete steps towards improving the educational system. He advocates for a primary school guarantee, mastery of the German language, and the introduction of multiprofessional teams in schools. Schnieder emphasizes the importance of mastering the German language and calls for binding language proficiency assessments at 4.5 years of age. He also calls for the introduction of multiprofessional teams consisting of teachers, social pedagogues, psychologists, school social workers, and support staff in schools.
The decline in the ranking has not gone unnoticed. The CDU opposition has described it as an 'alarming signal,' while Karsten Tacke, managing director of the Landesvereinigung Unternehmerverbände Rhineland-Palatinate (LVU), emphasizes that it is the state's responsibility to lay the foundation for basic competencies in school. The teachers' association Education and Education (VBE) also calls for reforms, more efficient use of resources, and more fully trained teaching staff.
In contrast, the Education Monitor praises the internationalization in Rhineland-Palatinate, as all primary school students were taught foreign languages in 2023, the best in the country. However, the state has particularly poor results in internationalization, integration, educational poverty, research orientation, and school quality.
The number of first-graders repeating a grade and the high dropout rate are concerns that have persisted for many years. Tacke calls for clear performance promises from schools, clear goals, transparent measurement, consistent promotion, and the courage to openly name results. The Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP) in Delmenhorst has presented concrete proposals for school policy reform, advocating for urgent changes in school development planning and calling for new thinking and swift implementation.
The monitor evaluates factors such as education spending, full-day schools, kindergarten full-day care, care ratios, input efficiency, and school quality. Economic associations criticize the performance of Rhineland-Palatinate students, stating that many are 'factually not vocationally qualified.' The state student council of Rhineland-Palatinate had previously demanded that the poor performance in the Education Monitor should be a 'loud wake-up call' to all politicians.
For those interested in the detailed data, comparisons, and explanations, the entire INSM Education Monitor can be found online at this link. The call for improvement and reform in Rhineland-Palatinate's educational system echoes louder than ever, and it remains to be seen how the state will respond to these challenges.
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