The focus on schools: lack of teachers and digital future!

The focus on schools: lack of teachers and digital future!

In Austria, education is currently on everyone's lips! Under the title "Focus School", ORF 1 is devoted to the most pressing challenges in the country's education system in a comprehensive program of programs from Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Problems such as overcrowded classes, inadequate language skills and an alarming teacher shortage dominate the discussion. Teacher: Inside and director: Inside the alarm for months. ORF program director Stefanie Groiss-Horowitz emphasizes: "Education is the foundation of our society and the key to a successful future." Various formats such as "DOK 1", "Book" and "worldwide" take on the topic and also bring the perspectives of affected students: inside and teachers: inside.

to the core of the problems

The documentation "Speechless in the classroom - the crisis at Austria's schools" illuminates the direct consequences that the lack of teachers and the childcare situation for students: inside. More and more children cannot even keep a pen when entering school and often speak only poorly German. Pupils' mental illnesses: on the inside, has risen sharply since the corona crisis. As already reported, ways are shown in the ORF-Doku how teachers meet these challenges (more on tv.orf.at ).

At the same time, the program "Book" discusses the question "Why still school?" And illuminates contrary views through the educational process. The number of refusal to school is steadily increasing, which increases urgency about the future of our school system. Expert: Inside and affected families have their say to report on their experiences and the latest developments. The in-house formats of the ORF, such as "ZiB Magazin" and the Ö3 Community Show, also take up elementary questions about school as part of this debate, which are of significant relevance for many parents and students.