{
  "id": 548412,
  "title": "Off sick for up to ten years: what lies behind Germany's teacher shortage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/off-sick-for-up-to-ten-years-what-lies-behind-germanys-teacher",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T07:57:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/11/off-sick-for-up-to-ten-years-what-lies-behind-germanys-teacher-shortage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At the start of the new school year, many German schools face an acute staffing crisis, with teachers missing in several subjects and lengthy sick leave further tightening an already tense situation.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}