Ifo Institute: Superfluous Comportment Grades in Germany Cost Over EUR 200 Million
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025
MUNICH, Germany, July 15 -- ifo Institute issued the following news release:
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Grades on student behavior, known as "comportment grades", cost Germany around EUR 206 million per school year, finds a recent ifo Institute study. According to the study, however, these comportment grades have no influence on the educational success or school-to-work transition of children and young people. "Teachers need an average of 30 minutes per student and school yea . . .
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Grades on student behavior, known as "comportment grades", cost Germany around EUR 206 million per school year, finds a recent ifo Institute study. According to the study, however, these comportment grades have no influence on the educational success or school-to-work transition of children and young people. "Teachers need an average of 30 minutes per student and school yea . . .