The morning before my oldest child’s first day of school in Berlin, I found myself wrestling with a roll of gold construction paper, a glue stick, and a creeping sense of panic. I was trying to ...

Ursula Kuhr Schule teachers say many of their students will thrive in practical fields. Credit: Patricia Kühfuss for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for ...

Even when they perform equally well in elementary school, children from less privileged families in Germany are less likely to enter the high track in secondary school. A study by the ECONtribute ...

I'm from the United States but I've lived in Germany for over a decade and had my three kids here. In Germany, kids are given a lot of independence and they go outside all year. Giving birth was ...

I moved from the US to Germany 12 years ago and gave birth to my three kids here. Day care in Germany starts a little later than in the US and focuses on early independence. Kids brush their teeth ...