The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'Room for improvement': How Germany's schools compare to the rest of Europe Germany was among the top European countries in the latest PISA report measuring the abilities of students across the world – but performances have fallen compared to previous years. https://www.thelocal.de/20191203/how-germanys-schools-compare-to-the-rest-of-europe Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:30:37 +0100 how-germanys-schools-compare-to-the-rest-of-europe Disadvantaged kids make big leap in educational achievements, study finds At the start of the millennium, Germany was lambasted by the OECD for the inequality that was prevalent in its schools. But a new study by the organization has found sizeable improvements in German schools. https://www.thelocal.de/20180130/disadvantaged-kids-make-big-leap-in-educational-achievements-study-finds Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:20:16 +0100 disadvantaged-kids-make-big-leap-in-educational-achievements-study-finds German schoolkids are strong at solving problems as part of team: study In the modern world teamwork is becoming an ever more valuable asset to possess. And luckily for Germany its youth are rather good at it, a renowned study has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20171121/german-schoolkids-are-strong-at-solving-problems-as-part-of-team-study Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:32:46 +0100 german-schoolkids-are-strong-at-solving-problems-as-part-of-team-study One in six German school kids regularly bullied: report A new report shows that one in six German school children faces regular bullying at school. https://www.thelocal.de/20170419/one-in-six-german-school-kids-regularly-bullied-report Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:15:42 +0200 one-in-six-german-school-kids-regularly-bullied-report Basic problem solving too hard for German kids A fifth of Germany's schoolchildren have problems with simple decision-making tasks, such as selecting the cheapest item from a page in a catalogue, results from the global PISA test showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140401/basic-problem-solving-too-hard-for-german-kids-2 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:10:00 +0200 basic-problem-solving-too-hard-for-german-kids-2 Germans improve Pisa education results German schoolchildren are improving in international comparisons, inching up the Pisa scale but still remain behind not only education giants such as Singapore and Hong Kong, but also Switzerland and the Netherlands. https://www.thelocal.de/20131203/german-improve-pisa-education-results Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:35:00 +0100 german-improve-pisa-education-results Every sixth German as literate as a ten-year-old One in six German adults has the reading age of a ten-year-old, while 13 percent cannot use a computer mouse, according to an international intelligence test released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20131008/52297 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:38:00 +0200 52297 Primary school children score well in global test German primary school children have been ranked in the upper third of a global study testing basic educational achievements – but one in five still has serious problems keeping up with his or her classmates. https://www.thelocal.de/20121211/46697 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:52:00 +0100 46697 Opposition calls for all-day schools Opposition politicians called for all-day schools to become the standard in Germany on Wednesday, as debate raged about Germany’s latest mediocre performance in the international PISA tests. https://www.thelocal.de/20101208/31661 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:27:00 +0100 31661 Schools make slight PISA improvement Germany's school standards have improved slightly after a dismal performance a decade ago but are still mediocre when compared with other developed countries, the latest PISA international tests showed Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101207/31639 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:40:00 +0100 31639 Standardised tests reveal huge learning gaps Southern German students have come out on top of the country’s first nationwide standardised language tests, according to results presented this week by state education ministers. https://www.thelocal.de/20100624/28075 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:52:00 +0200 28075 Schäuble says immigrant students need more help German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble on Thursday called attention to a performance gap between German students and immigrant students after the results of a standardized scholastic assessment were released this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20081120/15637 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +0100 15637 Saxony tops new PISA scholastic achievement results German Education Minister Annette Schavan on Tuesday called the results of the latest student assessment testing "encouraging" after Saxony pushed Bavaria from the top spot for scholastic achievement. https://www.thelocal.de/20081118/15591 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:29:00 +0100 15591 Doc claims southern Germans smarter than northerners A German military doctor said on Monday that data from a decade of giving intelligence tests to young enlisted men shows that southern-born Germans are smarter than their northerners. https://www.thelocal.de/20081117/15579 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:07:00 +0100 15579 Merkel hits the road for German education offensive German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced a national education offensive beginning with a fact-finding tour the length and breadth of the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20080613/12459 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:54:00 +0200 12459