♦ After a year 2025 in which the education system was on the list of cuts made by the government for fiscal «optimization», the year 2026 finds education hit and silent in the face of attacks ♦ After the resignation at the end of the year of the minister Daniel David, the tension increases ♦ Teachers are dissatisfied with the changes made in the organization of courses, in school administration, students are affected by the cutting of scholarships and the organization of courses in several shifts, parents are always waiting, considering that they never know what will change in a new school year ♦ The year 2026 looks like it will be like the others for education – a year of unknowns.
The year 2026 shows an education system caught in a routine of managed but unresolved crises. After a 2025 marked by budget cuts for fiscal «optimization» and the resignation of Minister Daniel David, Romanian education is in an area of prolonged uncertainty. The teachers feel the organizational changes as permanent improvisations, the students bear the effects of the reduction of scholarships and courses in several shifts, and the parents remain in a state of continuous waiting, not knowing what the new school year will bring. After years in which the public discourse was dominated by the idea of reform, the reality of this year shows a system that is trying to function with limited resources, under the pressure of demographic and economic changes. The system works, but only to the limit: resources are insufficient, curricular changes are slow, and societal pressure grows faster than the school's ability to react. The differences between urban and rural schools, between public and private schools are increasing, and education seems to be further away from the concept of a unitary system.
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