Current minister of finance withholds approval for new teaching positions.
In a recent announcement, Brandenburg's Minister of Finance, Robert Crumbach, has revealed that teachers in the state will be required to teach one additional hour per week from the second half of 2026. However, Crumbach did not see a possibility for additional teaching positions to be filled shortly before the start of the new school year.
Crumbach's decision to increase teaching hours without adding new positions is contingent on economic development and the state of schools in 2027, according to the Ministry of Finance. The budget for 2026 does not specify the number of teaching positions, and there is no current publicly available information about the appointment of additional teachers for the 2027 school year in Brandenburg.
Recent sources have focused on other educational policy changes or relevant administrative updates but have not detailed teacher recruitment or appointments for 2027 in Brandenburg. The decision to increase teaching hours while not adding new positions has been met with protests from teachers and parents in the state.
Despite the overall increase in the education budget in the state budget, the SPD/BSW coalition has set a high budget for substitute teachers but has stuck to position cuts. The opposition parties, AfD and CDU, have demanded more teaching staff in Brandenburg, but have not specified a timeline or proposed a supplementary budget for 2026.
Crumbach has not mentioned any plans for a supplementary budget to address teaching staff needs in 2026. The budget for 2025 and 2026 has been decided, and the number of teaching positions in the budget for this year has decreased by 345 full-time positions.
On Wednesday, Minister of Education Steffen Freiberg (SPD) is scheduled to present the situation of the schools in the new school year. It remains to be seen how this additional teaching hour requirement will impact the day-to-day operations of schools in Brandenburg and whether there will be any changes to the current staffing situation in the coming years.
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