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Complete halt for expensive digital national tests
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Complete halt for expensive digital national tests

The National Agency for Education is forced to cancel the digital national tests in the spring. The reason is that several serious errors have been detected
Investigation: Mother Tongue Does Not Harm Integration
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Investigation: Mother Tongue Does Not Harm Integration

There is nothing that suggests that mother tongue education affects integration or knowledge development negatively. Therefore, the government's investigator does not propose any suggestions for changing it
Thousands of Preschool Teachers Will Be Missing in Coming Years
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Thousands of Preschool Teachers Will Be Missing in Coming Years

Despite the fact that fewer children are being born, a severe shortage of preschool teachers is expected in the future. The newly educated are not enough to cover for all those who retire or simply leave the profession
The Government Calls for Crisis Meeting on School
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The Government Calls for Crisis Meeting on School

Education that quickly leads to a job
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Education that quickly leads to a job

Do you want a job quickly after high school? Then maybe the transport or HVAC industry is something for you. But regardless of which program you choose, it's important to take a degree, says Johan Olsson at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
Literature Must Be Strengthened
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Literature Must Be Strengthened

The reading crisis will not be lifted unless the position of fiction literature is strengthened in schools and teacher training. This is claimed by some 70 literature scholars and teacher educators from the country's educational institutions in a manifesto
Money is lacking to support students with NPF
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Money is lacking to support students with NPF

Two out of three headmasters lack money to be able to buy assistive devices, hire assistants or in other ways provide sufficient support to students with NPF diagnoses. This is shown by a new report from the National Agency for Education
Requirements: Principals should be trained about NPF
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Requirements: Principals should be trained about NPF

The Social Democrats are presenting several proposals aimed at helping students with diagnoses such as ADHD and autism. The party wants headmasters to be educated to a higher degree about NPF and wants to invest in special research schools
300 Million Extra for Books in School
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300 Million Extra for Books in School

The government grant for purchasing books in schools is increased by 300 million kronor next year – to 480 million. The government is thereby continuing its investment in increased reading time and reduced screen time
Investigator wants to try out extra tuition
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Investigator wants to try out extra tuition

Supplementary teaching is to be provided on a trial basis to pupils in half-classes or to a selection of pupils who are deemed to need more support, writes the government's investigator Pontus Bäckström on Dagens Nyheter's debate page.
The Culture Year 2024 – Poetry, Canon, and Crisis
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The Culture Year 2024 – Poetry, Canon, and Crisis

Bruno K Öijer fans experienced ecstasy at the same time as the young poets stepped forward. But the cultural year 2024 was marked by economic crisis and the debate about a Swedish cultural canon that dragged on
Joyful News: Unique Math Boost for Swedish Students
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Joyful News: Unique Math Boost for Swedish Students

Swedish eighth-graders go against the international trend and improve their results in mathematics. The average score is the highest in decades in the knowledge assessment Timss
The Government: This is What Children Should Read in School
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The Government: This is What Children Should Read in School

From Astrid Lindgren's classics to contemporary authors such as Nora Khalil and Ann-Helén Laestadius. Now, the National Agency for Education and the Arts Council are presenting the reading lists with 250 works of fiction that have been developed to support teachers
Fewer students graduate from vocational programs
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Fewer students graduate from vocational programs

The proportion of students who take their exam from the vocational programs in upper secondary school has decreased over the past year. One explanation for the decline is that fewer pass mathematics 1
National tests go digital for the first time
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National tests go digital for the first time

Can you pass the IT test for 15-year-olds?
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Can you pass the IT test for 15-year-olds?

Many Swedish eighth-graders fail to complete simple tasks in IT skills, an international study shows. But what are they expected to be able to do? And would you pass the test yourself?
The parties behind the Tidö agreement want a cap on the size of children's groups.
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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 Minister on Porn Ban: Not the Only Way
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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
IEA Chief Dirk Hastedt: Myth that the IT Generation Learns by Itself
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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
Major Deficiencies in Students' IT Skills
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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
How digitally smart are Swedish students?
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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
National Agency for Education: Weak Students Lack Math Support
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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.
The Swedish Academy Donates Poetry to School Children
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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"
Almost 16,000 students failed math
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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
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