The proportion of ninth-grade students eligible for upper secondary school increases marginally compared to last year. The increase is due to improved results among foreign-born students.
SwedenEvery fourth pupil lacks a staffed school library, new statistics from the Royal Library show. Immediate targeted resources are needed to increase the number of training places in the librarian training programs, says the union DIK's chairman Anna Troberg.
EntertainmentStudents in need of extra help and adaptations will no longer be taught with their class, reports Expressen. Many parents who have demanded these adaptations will be furious, but their children will thank us, says Minister of Education Simona Mohamsson (The Liberals) to the newspaper.
Swedish politicsSchool results for ninth-graders have deteriorated in recent years. It is now primarily Swedish-born students with already weak results who are falling behind. The National Agency for Education sees no signs that the school has become better at giving all students equal opportunities to succeed.
SwedenFour men are now detained for the triple murder at the hair salon in Uppsala. A man in his 20s is suspected of murder and the others are suspected of instigation.
CrimeSeveral children witnessed the murder in Eskilstuna on Sunday, which occurred at a bus stop near a school. The day after the murder, five people have been detained. The suspicions concern murder and accessory to murder, says prosecutor Immanuel Winbergh, to SVT Sörmland.
CrimeMany of today's economics students lack basic knowledge in mathematics, write representatives from Swedish economic educations on DN Debatt. It is feared to have consequences not only for the students, but also for Sweden.
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