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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.

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