Overview

• The Brandenburg Ministry of Education has enacted a temporary hiring freeze for teachers due to budget constraints, leaving 220 positions unfilled.
• The SPD/BSW government’s 2025-2026 budget proposal includes no additional full-time teaching positions, contrary to expectations from school authorities.
• The Landeselternrat and CDU opposition party have criticized the freeze, citing significant class cancellations and severe educational deficits among students.
• The BSW parliamentary faction has called the hiring freeze an overreaction, arguing there are no legal budgetary restrictions preventing the hiring of teachers.
• Proposed solutions include increasing teaching hours by one hour per week while reducing bureaucratic tasks to avoid overburdening educators.