Education under pressure: Last chance for Bremen's Marodes School System!

Education under pressure: Last chance for Bremen's Marodes School System!

On Friday, the third and last session of the "Round Table Education" takes place in Bremen, a crucial meeting in which the arising problems in the education sector will be the main topic. Bremen educational ambassadors have already heard through critical voices, because many are skeptical whether there will be concrete decisions from this meeting. Bremen has to deal with serious challenges in education: there is a lack of classrooms, many buildings are ailing and the lack of staff cannot be overlooked. The Senator for Children and Education, Sascha Karolin Aulepp, had launched the round table to develop a plan from the most critical locations after 14 Bremen educational associations had shown a need for discussion in November 2024. The first meeting of the round table took place in January 2025, and representatives from politics, business and schools were present at the time to work together on solutions.

The first talks showed that it was time to strengthen the connection between the educational institutions and politics. "We have to quickly make this table a positive place," said Aulepp. Despite these optimistic tones, there was no tangible results after the first session, which led to displeasure by the CDU, spokeswoman for the CDU, Yvonne Averwers. At the second meeting in March of this year, smaller decisions were made, such as the recognition of the middle school leaving certificate in high school after the first year.

new approaches to improvement in education

A future -oriented proposal that was presented as part of the latest discussions is the "Bremer Appeal", which calls for a federal special assets for the formation of at least 100 billion euros and a planned expansion of the capacities. This proposal met with great response and shows the need to steer more investments in the area in order to reduce renovation backlogs and to promote the all -day school expansion. Prof. Dr. Rudolf Hickel, an economist, presented some striking ideas in this regard.

The first measures from the "Laboratory of Good Ideas" should already be implemented. From spring 2026, a mathematics test will be offered in various languages ​​of origin and an online feedback tool is introduced to improve the quality of the lesson. It is also particularly exciting that students can now give feedback via tablet, which is certainly a step into the digital future.

The way forward

Senator Aulepp is optimistic that comprehensive funding will flow from the federal investment package. It demands close cooperation between all relevant actors, because in order to make real progress in the field of education, support from the federal government and its own efforts in Bremen are essential. The next step is to find suitable financial resources without putting too much strain on the current households. Aulepp's vision is that the education system in Bremen finally receives attention it needs.

The exciting question remains whether, after the third session, specific projects and solutions are actually coming up. After all, it is also necessary to increase the per capita expenditure for students that the financial department agrees. It will be interesting to see how the next steps will take Bremen. The exchange with the school actors and a constructive dialogue are essential in these times to solve the denounced grievances.

While we are waiting for the results of the round table, it should be noted that education in Bremen is a highly explosive topic that is concerned. Here it is important to tackle vigorously so that every student in Bremen has the same chance of good education. A good hand, i.e. really necessary solutions, are the a and above