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Half of Sweden's Private Schools Face Closure Risk

The Swedish Association of Public Schools' industry and employer association is furious about the proposals to reduce the school funding to independent schools. The Social Democrats' educational policy spokesperson, on the other hand, thinks that the austerity measures for independent schools could have come much earlier.

Half of Sweden's Private Schools Face Closure Risk

Social Democrats Aim to End Market-Based School System in Sweden

The Social Democratic Party wants to see mandatory requirements for teacher density, class size, and student health in all schools. The party also wants to ban profit-making in preschool, school, and upper secondary school.

Social Democrats Aim to End Market-Based School System in Sweden

Independent School Profit Proposal Sparks Industry Concerns in Sweden

The proposals for restrictions on independent schools distributing profits are far too broad and threaten to bring down the entire industry, according to Andreas Mörck, federation director for Almega Education. The Social Democrats also reject the proposals – but because they do not go far enough.

Independent School Profit Proposal Sparks Industry Concerns in Sweden

V and MP: The fundamental problem is the market school

The government's investigator wants to scrap the F-grade and see a grading scale with ten steps. The Left Party appreciates the proposals, but believes that the fundamental problem remains.

V and MP: The fundamental problem is the market school

The Social Democrats want the state to take greater responsibility for schools

The Social Democrats want the state to regulate the personnel and teacher density in schools, as well as the size of classes. The goal is better education and for teachers to spend less time on administration.

The Social Democrats want the state to take greater responsibility for schools

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.

Requirements: Principals should be trained about NPF

Pehrson: "Positive message with a bitter aftertaste"

Swedish students have improved their results in mathematics according to the knowledge measurement Timss. But the measurement also indicates that the Swedish school has not become better at compensating for students' different social backgrounds.

Pehrson: "Positive message with a bitter aftertaste"

The Social Democrats want to finance more teachers in the classroom

The Social Democrats propose three billion directed towards investments in more teachers in primary education. The goal is to finance an additional teacher in each classroom in year one, according to Åsa Westlund (S), education policy spokesperson.

The Social Democrats want to finance more teachers in the classroom