New daycare moratorium: municipalities defend themselves against high expenses!

New daycare moratorium: municipalities defend themselves against high expenses!

In the Free State of Saxony, there are significant changes in the educational landscape. According to an article on Saechsische.de are more and more young teachers to be informed in rural areas. Last but not least, this development is the result of a financial incentive structure that offers legal clients a allowance if you choose schools outside the big cities of Dresden and Leipzig. In the current training course, 41 percent of the prospective teachers applied for this candidate surcharge, which is an increase compared to previous years. This measure aims to mitigate the lack of teachers in rural areas and will be continued in the Free State by the new coalition of the CDU and SPD.

political and financial framework conditions

parallel to developments in the field of education, Saxony is faced with financial challenges. The municipalities complain about a deficit of almost 1.5 billion euros, which is due to increasing social expenditure and energy costs. The coalition agreement negotiated between the CDU and the SPD is considered inadequate by critics, as required by the majority factions in the state parliament. While the SPD, which has become more important as a government party, and the CDU are planning a future minority government, the Greens, the Left and the BSW announced their support for better financial resources, such as Dresden.de reported.

In addition, the dismissal of Dirk Benkendorff as the rector of the Saxon police University is also discussed, which shows a further loss of trust within the institution. At the same time, the Carolbrücke bridge in Dresden causes a sensation because it has to be demolished due to a stating problem. These events illustrate the precarious situation in which Saxony is both in education and municipal financial policy.