Protests in Erfurt: 200 demonstrators turn against school reform!

Protests in Erfurt: 200 demonstrators turn against school reform!

On March 21, 2025, around 200 people demonstrated before the Thuringian state parliament against the planned change in the school regulations, which many referred to by many as an interference with school peace. According to mdr , the spokeswoman for the rally considers the innovations problematic. The planned draft stipulates that students from the 6th grade can only be transferred to the next higher class if they perform. So far, the transfer of students in the 5th and 7th grade at regular and special schools as well as high schools has been automatically.

A central point of the new regulation concerns the community schools, in which services only flow into the transfer decision from the 8th grade. During the demonstration, posters such as "With heads instead of top notes" and "Learning together instead of repeating them"

top notes and performance evaluation

A further change in the school regulations is the introduction of so -called top notes from the 1st class. These assess the amount and the diligence of the students and are on the certificate above the regular grades, but do not matter for the transfer. These innovations have been criticized in particular by the opponents of the law, since community schools often offer cross -year lessons and only later start with grade and transfer decisions.

innovation factors and educational perspectives

The desired school reforms contain five central innovation factors: from the binding exterior or internal differentiation in 5th grade in the subjects of German, mathematics and first foreign language, until the introduction of a compulsory subject "computer science and media education" from 5th grade. These reforms should create the basis for modern and future -oriented education.

There is also special attention to strengthening democracy formation through binding hours in the lower level and the expansion of professional orientation. These points are of great importance in the discussion about the current school regulations, since the critics criticize an inadequate strengthening of democracy formation in all types of school.

The current school regulations and the associated changes offer a deep insight into the future orientation of the education system in Thuringia. Further information can be found in the official documents, such as in the Thuringian school administration paper .