Evidence-based education policy needs comprehensive data. Education economists of the Verein für Socialpolitik call for the implementation of a longitudinal education register in Germany to understand the complex interrelationships of education systems. The education register should cover all...

The education system is crucial for individual and social development and a country's competitiveness. Current studies show a decline in the quality of education and growing inequality. Challenges such as a shortages of skilled labour and high workloads for teachers, combined with inadequate...