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Mohamsson: Historic comeback for the Liberals
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Mohamsson: Historic comeback for the Liberals

It was win or lose for the Liberals. Nervous waiting turned to jubilation and when it became clear that the Liberals seemed to have passed the threshold by a margin
Mohamsson blames screens for Sweden’s Pisa slump, Andersson points to school cuts
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Mohamsson blames screens for Sweden’s Pisa slump, Andersson points to school cuts

Education Minister Simona Mohamsson (L) says screens are to blame for the decline in the Pisa survey. But S leader Magdalena Andersson points to a lack of resources and large class sizes
Government seeks tighter oversight of vocational higher education programs
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Government seeks tighter oversight of vocational higher education programs

The government wants to see better transparency and oversight of higher vocational education. An investigator will, among other things, propose ways to reduce the risk of unscrupulous actors running training programs
Liberals propose bonus for teachers who keep working past retirement age
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Liberals propose bonus for teachers who keep working past retirement age

The Liberals want to give teachers of retirement age a bonus in the form of 1/3 months' salary for every year they remain working at the school.
Ebba Busch in Fagersta to show support after deadly school attack
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Ebba Busch in Fagersta to show support after deadly school attack

Several ministers are visiting Fagersta after the deadly school attack. We are here to show our support, but above all our support on the first school day after the attack, says Minister for Energy and Industry Ebba Busch (KD)
Romina Pourmokhtari Gains Support for Liberal Party Leadership
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Romina Pourmokhtari Gains Support for Liberal Party Leadership

Two more associations want to see Romina Pourmokhtari as the new party leader for The Liberals, when the time to nominate expires. But the heaviest L-associations are keeping their candidates secret
Lotta Edholm Receives First Nomination for Liberal Party Leader
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Lotta Edholm Receives First Nomination for Liberal Party Leader

The Liberals in Västmanland have decided to nominate Education Minister Lotta Edholm to the post as new party leader.
Potential Successors for The Liberals' Party Leadership
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Potential Successors for The Liberals' Party Leadership

Who takes over when Johan Pehrson throws in the towel as party leader? Will it be a veteran, a young promise or a minister?
Investigator Proposes Ending Grade 3 National Test for Early Support
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Investigator Proposes Ending Grade 3 National Test for Early Support

The national test in year 3 of elementary school should be abolished, according to a partial report. The reason is that the test is held too late to assess the students' support needs, says the special investigator Åsa Lundkvist
Swedish Education Minister Stands by Digital Tests Despite Setbacks
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Swedish Education Minister Stands by Digital Tests Despite Setbacks

The National Agency for Education had to cancel the digital national exams. But despite already having invested nearly 700 million kronor in taxpayers' money without getting a functioning test platform, Education Minister Lotta Edholm (L) does not want to scrap the work
Sweden Launches Inquiry into Honor Oppression in Schools
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Sweden Launches Inquiry into Honor Oppression in Schools

Honour oppression is one of the greatest threats to equality, the government and the Sweden Democrats believe. Now, an inquiry is being set up to investigate how widespread the problem is in schools and preschools, and how it can be counteracted
Now schools will be completely mobile-free
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Now schools will be completely mobile-free

A statutory mobile ban for students in school – all day. Yes, that's what the government's investigator has come to
Teachers' Unions Demand Compensation for Cancelled Tests
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Teachers' Unions Demand Compensation for Cancelled Tests

The 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
The National Agency for Education on the Failure: "On Track for a Solution"
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The National Agency for Education on the Failure: "On Track for a Solution"

The National Agency for Education still cannot provide a definitive answer to what caused the failure of the digital national exams – which led the authority to cancel all spring exams on the Agency's test platform. We are on the track of the solution, says department head Anna Westerholm
Unclear what caused the test failure: "Disappointed"
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Unclear what caused the test failure: "Disappointed"

The Swedish National Agency for Education has still no answers to what caused the failure with the national tests on Friday, a failure that led the authority to cancel all spring tests in the authority's test platform.
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
"New Proposals Aim to Slash Teacher Admin Tasks and Boost Classroom Time"
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"New Proposals Aim to Slash Teacher Admin Tasks and Boost Classroom Time"

Fewer development conversations, rule simplifications, and reduced documentation requirements. These are some of the proposals to clear up the teachers' time-consuming peripheral tasks
The Goal: More Students Keeping Up Longer
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The Goal: More Students Keeping Up Longer

Full focus on learning to read and count properly. More emphasis on facts and less on analysis
Investigate Special Class for Disruptive Students
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Investigate Special Class for Disruptive Students

The Liberals want to investigate whether smaller special classes, previously called obs-classes, should be introduced again.
V and MP: The fundamental problem is the market school
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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
The grade F can be scrapped – final exams are introduced
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The grade F can be scrapped – final exams are introduced

In a few years, students may receive grades on a new ten-point scale, without today's harsh F as failed. Moreover, national tests will have greater weight – the results of special final exams will be included in the final grade
The Liberals want more residence bans around schools
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The Liberals want more residence bans around schools

The Liberals want more people than today to be prohibited from staying near schools. People who recruit children to commit crimes are like hungry wolves, without any form of empathy
The Risbergska had a locking system – that wasn't used
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The Risbergska had a locking system – that wasn't used

The mass murderer in Örebro could unhindered enter Campus Risbergska before he started shooting. There is an access control system at the school – which is not used, reports P4 Örebro
Only the Right People Should Have Guns
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Only the Right People Should Have Guns

The Government and the Sweden Democrats are moving forward with proposals to tighten the gun laws. We want to ensure that only the right people have weapons, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to TT
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