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How digitally smart are Swedish students?

Swedish teenagers spend a large part of their lives online. In school, they are supposed to learn digital competence.

How digitally smart are Swedish students?

National Agency for Education: Weak Students Lack Math Support

Too few students who do not pass mathematics in school receive sufficient support, shows a new report from the National Agency for Education. .

National Agency for Education: Weak Students Lack Math Support

Botkyrka to introduce language testing for school staff

Botkyrka municipality introduces language tests for all staff in elementary school, reports Dagens Nyheter. As far as we know, we are the first in the country to do this, says Helena Mellström, communications officer at the education administration, to the newspaper.

Botkyrka to introduce language testing for school staff

Teaching Assistants Exposed to Violence in School

In ten years, the reports of threats and violence in school have increased by more than 150 percent. A particularly vulnerable group is the assistants who are supposed to support students and teachers in the classrooms.

Teaching Assistants Exposed to Violence in School

Almost 16,000 students failed math

The proportion of ninth-graders who do not become eligible for upper secondary school is increasing. In the cohort that left primary school in the spring, 16.

Almost 16,000 students failed math

"It cannot happen that preschool teachers leave"

A ten-year compulsory school must be preceded by generous transition rules. Otherwise, there is a risk that preschool teachers will leave the profession, warns the Swedish Teachers' Union.

"It cannot happen that preschool teachers leave"

Ten-Year Primary School 2028 – Lessons for Six-Year-Olds

The Government and SD want to introduce a ten-year compulsory school from the autumn term 2028. It is one of several reforms to ensure that children learn to read and write properly, says Education Minister Johan Pehrson (L).

Ten-Year Primary School 2028 – Lessons for Six-Year-Olds

C: Scrap the eligibility requirements for vocational upper secondary school

The Centre Party wants to abolish the requirement for a pass in certain subjects to be able to continue studying at vocational upper secondary school. Today, a fail is a door slammed shut in your face.

C: Scrap the eligibility requirements for vocational upper secondary school

The Government wants a mobile ban even during breaks

The government wants to introduce a national mobile ban in elementary school and will soon appoint an inquiry. The ban will also apply during recess.

The Government wants a mobile ban even during breaks

Aya Kanbar digs into language

Praised Aya Kanbar's poetry throws itself recklessly between grey everyday life and violently turbulent. After two poetry collections in two years, the Mårbacka-current poet is already planning the next.

Aya Kanbar digs into language

Every fifth student not eligible for upper secondary school

Soon it's time for the school start for the country's high school students. But nearly every fifth student who graduated from the municipal elementary school this spring does not meet the requirements to read a national program at high school.

Every fifth student not eligible for upper secondary school

The Liberals want to give young people a summer vacation book

The Liberals want to awaken the desire to read among young people and give a "summer vacation book" to all students in elementary school. The book is to be distributed at the end of the school year as a summer assignment.

The Liberals want to give young people a summer vacation book

About the Tidö Cooperation: No Dance on Roses

The cooperation between the Tidö parties is no dance on roses – but it is necessary, says L-leader Johan Pehrson in his Almedals speech. The alternative is a red-green mess.

About the Tidö Cooperation: No Dance on Roses

"Questionable independent schools allowed to retain permits"

Earlier this year, the Schools Inspectorate withdrew the permits for three independent schools in the Arena Group. The reason was that individuals deemed unsuitable by the Security Service were allowed to work close to the pupils.

"Questionable independent schools allowed to retain permits"

Andersson: The market-driven school system fuels segregation

The Swedish education system drives segregation and injustice, according to Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson. She wants politics "to take back control".

Andersson: The market-driven school system fuels segregation