How Thousands of Teaching Positions in Germany Were Lost to a Computer Glitch

junge Welt

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In Baden-Wuerttemberg, a computer panel provides 1.440 vacant posts in educational institutions. The Association of Education and Education states that it has pointed to the lack of teachers for more than 20 years.

focus.de

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Teachers are in short supply in the south-west. Now it becomes clear: There are still much less than thought. In 1440 there were jobs only on paper in Baden-Württemberg - and no one has noticed for years.

der Standard AT

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When switching to a new human resources management programme, a mistake should have happened in Baden-Württemberg in 2005 – which nobody noticed until now.

Deutschlandfunk

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In Baden-Württemberg almost 1,500 jobs for teachers have not been filled for years because of an IT-panne.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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For decades, Baden-Württemberg has identified hundreds of teachers who were not even occupied. Now the country is quickly looking for 1440 teachers – and culprits for the breakdown.