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Dec 21, 2023 · German education includes the elementary, primary, and secondary school levels, followed by higher education in universities and universities of applied sciences. Typically, primary school is...
Oct 21, 2020 · How did Germany reopen schools compared to the United States, and with cases ticking back up in Germany, will its early success and the United States' troubled restart hold through the fall? This project explores the long-term impact of the priorities and decisions made during the pandemic.
In Germany, between 2015 and 2021, expenditure on primary and secondary education measured as share of GDP increased by 8%, compared to an average increase of just 1% across the OECD over the same period.
Jun 30, 2020 · Like nearly all business, most schools were made to close starting on December 13, 2020. 56 The second wave of reopening began in early February 2021, but most states have kept schools closed in the midst of discussions to extend the strict lockdowns and evidence suggesting that the new variants may be more transmissible in children. 57
- A First Death, A First Cluster
- Drastic Situation, Drastic Measures
- New Heroes
- Successful Lockdown
- German Firm Wins Race to Develop A Vaccine
- The Second Wave
In early 2020, the problem seemed so distant from Germany — but that would soon change. The country reported its first COVID-19 death on March 8. Two days later, there were infections in all 16 federal states. After a Carnival event, the city of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia became home to the first big cluster in Germany. On March 18, Chance...
Within a few days, drastic measures were put in place. A new word made the rounds: Lockdown. Restaurants and cinemas were closed down, along with schools and kindergartens. Business more or less were grounded to a halt. The Bundestag adopted a huge rescue package of €156 billion for the economy. This was no time for austerity. As travel plans were ...
But new heroes also emerged. Supermarket cashiers, doctors and nurses in care homes were praised, with many applauding the new "frontline" workers from balconies. Now, in early 2021, many nurses and care workers are running out of steam. In an interview with DW, Franz Wagner, president of the German Council of Care Workers, described the strain on ...
That being said, the lockdown in March 2020 worked. Infection rates sank and the German electorate was satisfied with its government. Foreign newspapers were full of praise for German efficiency and clarity. And indeed, most citizens cooperated with the restrictions, which were less severe than in Italy, Spain or France. Small gatherings were still...
By this point, the Mainz-based pharmaceuticals company BioNTech, which is partnered with the American firm Pfizer, had already indicated that it was well on the way to developing a COVID-19 vaccine. The US placed a binding order for several million doses of the vaccine in the summer. The EU, however, hesitated — and hedged its bets with several dif...
As autumn approached, signs of a second wave of the pandemic became apparent. In early August, daily new infections rose above 1,000. By mid-September, that figure had doubled and by October 8 it had grown to 4,000. Toward the end of the month, Merkel warned that unless action was taken, Germany would have 20,000 new infections per day by Christmas...
Sep 9, 2022 · Figure 2 shows the percentage of schooling time lost by county in the United States and Germany in three time periods: March to start of summer vacation 2020 (panel A), end of summer vacation to December 2020 (panel B) and January to start of summer vacation 2021 (panel C).
Feb 24, 2021 · To start with, only primary schools and classes due to take state exams are reopening. In North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, that means about a third of all 2.5 million...
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