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Frances Mechan-Schmidt
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View from here - Hamburg rocked by reform ructions, but change still alive
Germany Mayor Ole von Beust is forced to resign after voters reject his plan to extend primary education in the city
3 September 2010
View from here - A long, sad journey into history
A travelling exhibition is just one of the ways German schools help children understand the Holocaust. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports
16 July 2010
View from here - A long, sad journey into history
A travelling exhibition is just one of the ways German schools help children understand the Holocaust. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports
9 July 2010
A nation groans under the weight of reform
Germany’s once-exalted model of vocational and academic education is in trouble. Continuing our series on global schooling methods, Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports on how attempts to fix the system have created friction
26 February 2010
View from here - Strike chaos hotting up
German students and staff are out in protest. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports
18 December 2009
Heat is on as strike chaos hits
Students and teachers are out in protest over the new degree system and the accelerated curriculum in schools. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports
11 December 2009