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Government Ends Current Student Support System
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Government Ends Current Student Support System

Students 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
Malmö Schools Block Tiktok and Social Media on Student Computers
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Malmö Schools Block Tiktok and Social Media on Student Computers

In Malmö, Tiktok, Snapchat and other social media platforms are blocked on the school computers of elementary school students.
Swedish Students Falling Behind in School, Report Warns
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Swedish Students Falling Behind in School, Report Warns

Swedish-born students are losing out in school, according to a new report. This is a development that the Minister for Education and Integration Simona Mohamsson (The Liberals) views seriously
Swedish-Born Students Lagging in School Performance, Report Finds
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Swedish-Born Students Lagging in School Performance, Report Finds

School results for ninth-graders have deteriorated in recent years. It is now primarily Swedish-born students with already weak results who are falling behind
Girls' School Performance Declines in Recent Years, Report Finds
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Girls' School Performance Declines in Recent Years, Report Finds

Girls' school results have – perhaps unexpectedly for many – deteriorated in recent years, according to a new report. It is very worrying, says Lars Thornberg, unit manager at the National Agency for Education
Academics Take Pay Cuts to Teach in High-Need Schools
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Academics Take Pay Cuts to Teach in High-Need Schools

A fifty-strong group of academics have gathered in the summer heat at a conference centre outside Trosa to be educated to become teachers. Soon they will be placed in upper secondary schools with particularly great needs
Swedish Parliament Approves Ten-Year Primary School Starting 2028
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Swedish Parliament Approves Ten-Year Primary School Starting 2028

Today, Wednesday, the parliament has passed the decision to extend primary school by one year so that it becomes ten-year. But how will it be done? What are the arguments for and what are the objections?
Comprehensive Review Planned After Örebro Mass Murder
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Comprehensive Review Planned After Örebro Mass Murder

The government assigns MSB the task of conducting a thorough review of the community's efforts in connection with the mass murder in Örebro. Police, rescue services, SOS Alarm, healthcare, school and other involved parties are to be examined
One in Five Elementary Students Feels Insecure at School
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One in Five Elementary Students Feels Insecure at School

One in five elementary school students feels insecure. Many students also state that adults lack insight into the school world
Audit Reveals Weak Oversight of Swedish Preschools
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Audit Reveals Weak Oversight of Swedish Preschools

The state supervision of preschools is too weak. The School Inspectorate's examination has been almost non-existent in recent years and therefore the system needs to be revised, according to the National Audit Office
Mandatory Preschool from Age Three Proposed in Sweden
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Mandatory Preschool from Age Three Proposed in Sweden

The preschool should become compulsory for children from three years, according to the government's national coordinator for integration, Gulan Avci (The Liberals).
One Third of Students Lack Adequate School Support, Survey Reveals
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One Third of Students Lack Adequate School Support, Survey Reveals

Many students in fourth grade and upwards experience that they receive too little help with their work in school, shows a survey from the National Agency for Education.
Swedish Education Minister Stands by Digital Tests Despite Setbacks
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Swedish Education Minister Stands by Digital Tests Despite Setbacks

The National Agency for Education had to cancel the digital national exams. But despite already having invested nearly 700 million kronor in taxpayers' money without getting a functioning test platform, Education Minister Lotta Edholm (L) does not want to scrap the work
Swedish Education Agency Addresses Criticism After Exam Platform Error
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Swedish Education Agency Addresses Criticism After Exam Platform Error

It was a system update that caused the error in the National Agency for Education's platform for digital national exams. The error led to the spring's digital exams being cancelled
Sweden Faces Challenges in Monitoring Private Preschools
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Sweden Faces Challenges in Monitoring Private Preschools

More than every fifth child attends an independent preschool. But not all municipalities have the capacity to scrutinize the independent owners, with a risk that criminal actors may not be detected
Researchers: "Stop the digital national tests"
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Researchers: "Stop the digital national tests"

There is no reason to believe that the current system for digital national tests at the Swedish National Agency for Education can be implemented on a full scale. Therefore, pull the emergency brake and stop the tests, urge several teachers and researchers
The School Authority: Too Many Students Want to Become Salespeople
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The School Authority: Too Many Students Want to Become Salespeople

More students are drawn to vocational programs in upper secondary school – but too many want to become salespeople and too few aim for jobs in healthcare, according to the Swedish National Agency for Education.
Now schools will be completely mobile-free
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Now schools will be completely mobile-free

A statutory mobile ban for students in school – all day. Yes, that's what the government's investigator has come to
After Emergency Stop – Schools Provided with Paper Tests
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After Emergency Stop – Schools Provided with Paper Tests

After the Swedish National Agency for Education's emergency stop for digital national exams, the authority has decided to ease the workload of schools. The Swedish National Agency for Education is printing and sending out paper exams to schools
Teachers' Unions Demand Compensation for Cancelled Tests
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Teachers' Unions Demand Compensation for Cancelled Tests

The National Agency for Education has cancelled the digital national tests this spring. Now, the Swedish Association of School Principals and the Swedish Teachers' Union want the government to "immediately" allocate extra resources for the additional costs this entails
The National Agency for Education on the Failure: "On Track for a Solution"
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The National Agency for Education on the Failure: "On Track for a Solution"

The National Agency for Education still cannot provide a definitive answer to what caused the failure of the digital national exams – which led the authority to cancel all spring exams on the Agency's test platform. We are on the track of the solution, says department head Anna Westerholm
At Least 20 Murdered Women Last Year – Meeting About Violence
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At Least 20 Murdered Women Last Year – Meeting About Violence

Violence against women continues in Sweden – and in 2024, at least 20 women were murdered. On Monday, a number of authority heads met to discuss how preventive work can be strengthened
Unclear what caused the test failure: "Disappointed"
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Unclear what caused the test failure: "Disappointed"

The Swedish National Agency for Education has still no answers to what caused the failure with the national tests on Friday, a failure that led the authority to cancel all spring tests in the authority's test platform.
The Trade Union on Stopped Digital Tests: Frustrating
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The Trade Union on Stopped Digital Tests: Frustrating

Frustrating but also a relief. This is how Sweden's Teachers' Union vice chairman describes the Swedish National Agency for Education's announcement that they are forced to cancel the digital national tests this spring
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