Economist Grimm: Teachers should no longer become civil servants

Economist Veronika Grimm is suggesting in the pension debate that teachers and professors should no longer be considered civil servants. "There is a debate about whether the higher retirement benefits are justified. This could perhaps be reconsidered for some professional groups in the future: For teachers and professors, for example, one could consider no longer making them civil servants," Grimm told the "Rheinische Post" (Wednesday edition). …