Education crisis in Germany: Children from socially weak families disadvantaged!

Education crisis in Germany: Children from socially weak families disadvantaged!

shocking results from Germany: According to a study by the University Alliance Ruhr, almost a third of the students do not even have the basic mathematical skills. The report, published under the title "From where and where in 2024", shows that children from socially disadvantaged conditions remain considerably behind their peers. These cuts in the educational opportunities are alarming, because a total of 30 percent of the students fail when reaching the minimum standards. If this proportion was still 17.7 percent in 2012, it rose dramatically in just ten years. Isabell van Ackeren-Mindl from the University of Duisburg-Essen emphasizes that social origin continues to have a particularly great impact on educational success-a fact that has even been tightened in recent years, such as Welt.de reported.

reading skills in focus

At the same time, Austria's Education Minister Martin Polaschek promises targeted promotion of reading skills with the new annual focus. The Lesedi project, supported by cooperation between the University of Graz and other institutions, aims to significantly improve the reading skills of the students. With evidence -based approaches and digital innovations, an attempt is made here to integrate reading into class and thus optimize the children's educational prospects. As Uni-Graz is decisive for the long-term education success.

The distance between the basic competencies between socially favored and disadvantaged students could not only be limited to mathematical skills. Likewise, the reading studies show that reading is not only a basis for knowledge, but also for social participation. These findings are particularly important if you look at the connection between social origin and educational success, which is clearly visible in both studies mentioned.