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Italy 2026–27 education reforms and implementation

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The 2026–27 academic year is marked by significant structural reforms and ongoing demographic and infrastructural pressures across Italy and San Marino. Italy is implementing a major educational reform aimed at aligning vocational training with Industry 4.0 requirements. To combat the prejudice that technical and professional paths are “second-class,” the Council of Ministers approved a decree renaming technical institutes to “Licei tecnologici” and professional institutes to “Licei professionali.” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni characterized this as a “cultural revolution” to grant these paths equal dignity. In October 2026, the Ministry of Education and Merit released new national curriculum guidelines for the 2026/2027 school year, covering preschool through lower secondary school. These guidelines emphasize STEM, digital skills, and artificial ~~intelligence. While intended to foster~~ intelligence, while promoting a ~~shared educational vision, the~~ shift toward competency-based learning. The framework ~~has faced~~ encourages reading through specific book recommendations for primary and lower secondary students and advocates for moving away from repetitive worksheets in favor of activities that foster debate and critical thinking. However, the curriculum faces criticism regarding potential contradictions in history programs and the risk of educational fragmentation due to administrative autonomy. Labor relations and staffing levels have become increasingly contentious. The government’s 2027 budget ~~draft proposes cutting 6,974 positions for the 2027/2028~~ proposal includes significant reductions in school ~~year, including~~ personnel, targeting 4,925 teaching ~~roles~~ positions and 2,049 administrative, technical, and auxiliary ~~staff.~~ (ATA) staff roles for the 2027/2028 school year. When combined with previous cuts, the total reduction is projected to reach approximately 14,808 positions over a three-year period. The government justifies these ~~cuts~~ measures by citing ~~a progressive~~ demographic ~~decline and a shrinking student population. These measures are projected to save approximately 83.9 million euros in 2027, with~~ decline, estimating annual savings ~~rising to~~ of 251.7 million euros from 2028 onwards. Controversy has also arisen regarding the allocation of 20 million euros to extend subsidies for private schools. Labor ~~unions~~ unions, including CGIL, CISL, and ~~opposition parties~~ UIL, argue these cuts threaten ~~teaching continuity, compromise~~ instruction ~~quality,~~ quality and ~~impact support for students with disabilities. In response~~ student support, leading to ~~the budget, the CGIL trade union has announced~~ a planned general strike ~~for~~ on November 20. The union claims the legislation targets state schools, projecting a loss of over 14,000 positions for teachers and staff over a three-year period. CGIL expressed specific concern that reductions in school collaborators responsible for cleaning and security could jeopardize student safety.

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