German schools in crisis amid teacher exodus

Unqualified retirees and trainees are filling a gap left by teachers exiting the profession due to rising class sizes and difficulties with foreign languages of new pupils, teachers groups in Germany have warned. The “dramatic shortage” of teachers is the worst Germany has seen for nearly three decades, Heinz-Peter Meidinger, president of the German Teachers Association, said in comments published across German media on Monday. "There are currently around 10,000 teaching positio