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When the new government presents its first national budget, one signature project will be public schools. The four governing parties are now putting a price tag on how much they will set aside to lift student performance.

The government will send a major multimillion-kroner sum to public schools

When one in five public-school teachers does not have a teaching degree, politicians are not living up to their side of the social contract, Education Minister Magnus Heunicke (S) says. Foto: Jens Dresling
When one in five public-school teachers does not have a teaching degree, politicians are not living up to their side of the social contract, Education Minister Magnus Heunicke (S) says. Foto: Jens Dresling

Proposals for the public school system worth billions of Danish kroner were flying around when politicians, hunting for votes, campaigned about six months ago. Three months after a new government was formed, a historically poor PISA report made clear why schools urgently need political attention.

Never have Danish students performed so badly in Danish and math.

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