Hesse Education Minister Schwarz to Deliver Policy Statement to State Parliament
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- Hesse Education Minister Armin Schwarz is scheduled to outline the state government’s new education package in the state parliament in Wiesbaden.
- The package aims to strengthen pupils’ basic skills in German, mathematics and safe social media use.
- It proposes an additional German lesson in first grade from the 2028-29 school year and a compulsory media literacy certificate for fourth-graders from the next school year.
Hesse’s first state parliament debate after the summer break will focus on Education Minister Armin Schwarz and the government’s new education package.
Schwarz, a member of the Christian Democratic Union, is scheduled to deliver his policy statement at 3:20 p.m. in the parliament in Wiesbaden. The state government presented the package at the State Chancellery on Monday.
According to the announced measures, the package will place greater emphasis on basic skills. These include German and mathematics, as well as safe and responsible use of social media.
The plan calls for an additional German lesson in first grade beginning in the 2028-29 school year. From the next school year, fourth-graders will also have to complete a compulsory media literacy certificate.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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