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Upper secondary school is now being reformed – more students will attend vocational programs
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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
"It cannot happen that preschool teachers leave"
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"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
Proposal: End to Frequent Driving Tests
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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
Wanted: Childcare Workers for Elderly Care
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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
The Left Party: Maximum limits in preschool
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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
Every fifth student not eligible for upper secondary school
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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
The Liberals want to give young people a summer vacation book
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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
Video Games and TikTok Can Harm School Performance
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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
Paths to Improved Grades
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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
Lost Student? So Get a Grip on Your Career
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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
Édouard Louis proposed for the school's new reading list
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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
The English School is to pay back millions
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The English School is to pay back millions

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