AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt Plans to Abolish Compulsory Education

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Sachsen-Anhalt has announced plans to abolish compulsory education if it takes over the government. Education researcher Ricking comments on this, explaining that the German model of compulsory education often perplexes international colleagues. He emphasizes that many European countries do not have such an absolutist claim to compulsory education, which ignites the debate over education systems and their flexibility in Germany.