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The parties behind the Tidö agreement want a cap on the size of children's groups.

The Government and the Sweden Democrats want stricter rules for how large childcare groups in preschools can be, as well as how high the staff density should be. Now, both this and a compulsory language preschool will be investigated.

The parties behind the Tidö agreement want a cap on the size of children's groups.

The Minister on Porn Ban: Not the Only Way

For many young people, their sex education comes from violent porn, according to Minister for Gender Equality Paulina Brandberg (L). But legislating against porn is difficult.

The Minister on Porn Ban: Not the Only Way

IEA Chief Dirk Hastedt: Myth that the IT Generation Learns by Itself

It is no longer possible to live on the myth that children and young people acquire digital competence on their own. Students need to receive more education in computer and information skills – and more tests, says IEA chief Dirk Hastedt.

IEA Chief Dirk Hastedt: Myth that the IT Generation Learns by Itself

Major Deficiencies in Students' IT Skills

Four out of ten Swedish teenagers have large gaps in IT skills, and perform at a low or very low level. This is shown by an international measurement where Sweden has participated for the first time.

Major Deficiencies in Students' IT Skills

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

The Swedish Academy Donates Poetry to School Children

Just in time for the autumn break, the Swedish Academy is giving poetry books to all of Sweden's middle schools. Older Swedish poems are paired with newly written ones in the anthology "Time for Poetry".

The Swedish Academy Donates Poetry to School Children

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

School Day Without Mobile Phones and Smartwatches

Mobile phones are too distracting and should not be used at all during the school day, including breaks and leisure time, according to the government and the Sweden Democrats. Now, an investigator will review a law change.

School Day Without Mobile Phones and Smartwatches

Upper secondary school is now being reformed – more students will attend vocational programs

Future high school students across the country can expect tougher competition for places on certain programs. The high school is now being reformed – to get more students to attend vocational programs.

Upper secondary school is now being reformed – more students will attend vocational programs

"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"

Proposal: End to Frequent Driving Tests

Two mandatory guidance sessions instead of one and a ban on frequent re-examinations. These are some of the changes that the Transport Agency wants to see for driver education in the future.

Proposal: End to Frequent Driving Tests

Wanted: Childcare Workers for Elderly Care

Sharply decreasing birth rates are redrawing the map for the country's municipalities. Preschool staff will need to retrain and step in to elderly care.

Wanted: Childcare Workers for Elderly Care

The Left Party: Maximum limits in preschool

The Left Party wants to see a maximum limit for children's groups in preschool. The party also wants to see requirements for the number of children per adult.

The Left Party: Maximum limits in preschool

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

Video Games and TikTok Can Harm School Performance

There is a strong link between excessive gaming or TikTok use in free time and poorer school results, according to a new report from the National Agency for Education. The negative effect is noticeable even from just one hour's use per day.

Video Games and TikTok Can Harm School Performance

Paths to Improved Grades

In the first round, 100,000 students are now leaving upper secondary school with more or less good results in their baggage. But weak or even failed upper secondary school grades do not have to be a catastrophe.

Paths to Improved Grades

Lost Student? So Get a Grip on Your Career

Leaving sixth form and having neither concrete plans nor good grades can make it feel like the ground is giving way beneath your feet. But with a few simple steps, you can get a grip on your thoughts and find your way to a job.

Lost Student? So Get a Grip on Your Career

Édouard Louis proposed for the school's new reading list

French author Édouard Louis's autobiographical novel "Envy: A Novel" is included on a first-reading list for high school. So is "Theft" by Ann-Helén Laestadius.

Édouard Louis proposed for the school's new reading list

The English School is to pay back millions

International English School (IES) submitted incorrect information to the Swedish National Agency for Education and could claim government funding that they were not entitled to. Now, the company will have to pay back 77 million kronor, according to [SVT](https://www.

The English School is to pay back millions