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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.

Wanted: Childcare Workers for Elderly Care

Municipalities adapt school funding based on socio-economic background

The number of municipalities distributing money to schools based on students' socio-economic background is increasing, according to a report from the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), reports [SR Ekot](https://sverigesradio. se/artikel/fler-kommuner-fordelar-pengar-till-skolor-utifran-elevernas-bakgrund).

Municipalities adapt school funding based on socio-economic background