The government has decided on a regulation that sets the maximum amount of time teachers can spend teaching - and the minimum amount they can spend planning.
Swedish politicsThere will be no digital national exams in schools in the next few years. The government is postponing the introduction after major technical problems. It is clear that it is a fiasco, says Lotta Edholm (L), Minister of Upper Secondary Education, Higher Education and Research.
Swedish politicsAfter technical difficulties, the Swedish National Agency for Education has cancelled the digital national exams in upper secondary mathematics. This is the second time in a short period that digital exams have been stopped.
SwedenTeachers should get more time for planning and follow-up. The government wants to introduce a cap on how much time teachers spend in the classroom. 2.5 billion kronor per year is being invested in what is described as a "historic success". A significant underfunding, believes the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR) and points out that it will cost three times more to hire new teachers and that the state is micromanaging.
Swedish politicsSwedish-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. If the government is serious, we must see a change, says Anna Olskog at Sweden's Teachers.
Swedish politicsThe Teachers' Union and the employer have agreed on a new collective agreement. The agreement applies for two years and guarantees a collective salary increase of 6.4 percent.
BusinessSweden's Teachers have voted no to a new final offer that the employers, the Swedish Municipalities and Regions (SKR) and Sobona, presented on Wednesday – which means that mediation will now be initiated, the parties write.
BusinessThe 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.
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