The production chain of industrially produced foodstuffs is long, and for consumers often nontransparent. Very few people are aware that package foods may be subjected to x-ray quality control, which producers and retailers are not obligated to explicitly declare. This might be a mistake, as Dr. Uwe Geier explains in this interview.

At ACT e.V., young people learn how to direct their own lives. Recognition, communication, and participation as well as a common project goal play a central role in this educational initiative.

In Thüringen, independent schools are at a financial disadvantage: these are the results of a new study from the Institute for Structural Politics and Economic Promotion in Halle. The study is based on an examination and comparison of school-reform related costs between public and independent schools.

The TUSCH partnership project generates valuable impulses for a new culture of teaching and learning, as well as lively theatrical developments. Independent theater troupes are partnering with schools in Darmstadt to bring various productions to the stage.

The “Learning Paths” project at the Care Education Center in the Filderklinik aims at an even better integration of theoretical and practical training for caregivers – and emphasizes competence-oriented collaboration and individual learning.