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Berlin Sticks With Teacher Civil-Service Status as Ministers Relegate Debate to Miscellaneous

Fiscal pressure from pension obligations intensifies the discussion across states.

Overview

  • Berlin's education administration says no revision of teacher civil-service rules is planned after the 2023 policy return.
  • Officials report fewer unfilled posts and more trainees staying in the city since reintroducing civil-servant status.
  • Saxony's education minister Conrad Clemens calls the practice outdated and argues for abolition after 2030 due to pension costs.
  • The education ministers' conference in Berlin will only address the issue under the agenda item labeled miscellaneous on Tuesday.
  • Berlin finance senator Stefan Evers cites intensive inter-state talks and says the status quo cannot continue, while SPD education expert Marcel Hopp views a joint move to abolish the practice as unrealistic and highlights its recruiting value.