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Is a teacher shortage a bigger threat to a country than a budget deficit?

In France, nearly 10% of teaching hours went untaught in public secondary schools last year.

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“They are the same problem. Shortages come from budgets, so you cannot separate them”

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They are the same problem. Shortages come from budgets, so you cannot separate them
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Yes. A deficit can be repaired, a lost generation of education cannot
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Yes, and cutting education worsens both. Poorly educated workers shrink the economy that pays the debt
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It depends how bad each one is. A small deficit and a severe shortage is a different case from the reverse
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No, debt limits every other choice. Without fiscal stability there is nothing to pay teachers with
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Neither is the biggest threat. Other issues matter more to a country's future
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