Overview
- Education Senator Katharina Günther-Wünsch announced a system-wide plan to raise core competencies, replacing isolated programs with a unified framework.
- Existing performance and competency checks become mandatory for all schools, with VERA in grades 3 and 8 required from 2026/27 and repeat tests in grades 4 and 9 to track learning gains.
- School contracts will include data-based target agreements, and resources will be allocated more output-oriented to address deficits identified by common standards.
- A new state institute (BLiQ) is planned to bolster teacher qualification and to support curriculum and instructional development in language and mathematics.
- In early education, BeoKiz becomes compulsory from mid-2027, language checks at age four-and-a-half are mandated, and children with identified needs must attend Kita for 18 months.