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May 28, 2012
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Billions to stop Sweden's maths skills slide
Education: 6 Sep 11
After nearly a decade-long slide in Swedish students' maths skills, the government has decided to invest 2.6 billion kronor ($404.9 million) to raise results in Swedish schools.
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Teaching vacancies jump in Sweden
Education: 14 Jul 11
The number of advertised vacancies for teaching jobs in Sweden has leapt 25 percent over the past year, new figures show, with unions arguing that low salaries are to blame.
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'Renationalise Sweden's schools': minister
Education: 15 Mar 11
Sweden's minister for education and the head of an influential teachers' union have called for a new centralised school system in Sweden.
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Boys discriminated in school grading: report
Education: 10 Feb 11
Boys are given lower marks in school more often than girls compared to the results each group achieves in national tests, a report based on statistics from the National Agency for Education shows.
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Outrage over Swedish teens' sex dream essays
Education: 8 Feb 11
A class of grade eight students in southern Sweden was asked to write essays about their sexual fantasies and experiences for a school assignment. Getting high marks required writing with "passion."
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Sweden's childcare allowance 'a fiasco'
Politics: 10 Jan 11
Sweden's childcare allowance, strongly promoted by the Christian Democrats as a way to help parents who wish to spend more time at home with their young children, has been a fiasco, according to a previously unreleased report.
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Sweden looks at limits for profit-making schools
Politics: 21 Oct 10
The Swedish government plans to look at disciplining profit-making schools that don't make the grade by limiting how much money they can make.
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Best schools in Sweden's far north: survey
Education: 8 Sep 10
Six towns in northern Sweden ranked among the top ten municipalities with the best schools in the country, according to a ranking by the Swedish Teachers' Union.
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Liberals: Link free school funding to quality
Education: 19 Aug 10
Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund announced on Swedish public radio's P1 channel on Thursday morning that the dividends to the owners of privately run free schools should be stopped if the schools experience a drop in quality.
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Let teachers ban face veils - Liberals
Politics: 4 Aug 10
Sweden’s schools and universities should be allowed to ban students and teachers from wearing face veils, education minister and Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund has said.
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Opposition agrees education compromise
Education: 7 Jul 10
The centre-left opposition has proposed the introduction of national testing from seventh grade with written testimonials already from first grade, the leaders of the three parties confirmed at a press conference in Visby on Tuesday.
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Teachers keep summer hols in new pay deal
National: 7 May 10
Swedish teachers can breathe a sigh of relief after a new pay deal affording them a 3.5 percent pay rise over 25 months and securing their long summer holidays.
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Government proposes new teacher certification
Education: 12 Apr 10
The Swedish government has announced the introduction of a professional certificate for teachers from 2012, with only those in possession eligible to secure a permanent contract.
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Unions welcome teacher training overhaul
Education: 11 Feb 10
In a move welcomed by Sweden's teaching unions, the government has proposed a raft of sweeping changes to the country's teacher training system.
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Home childcare trend fuels segregation fears
National: 5 Jan 10
Sweden’s childcare allowance is proving ever more popular in heavily immigrant neighbourhoods, resulting in the closure of some preschools and prompting fears about the measure’s unintended consequences.
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Swedish town mulls low pay for bad teachers
Education: 10 Sep 09
A municipality in southern Sweden has moved one step closer to implementing a proposal which would tie teachers’ pay to students’ performance on national standardized tests.
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Income protection for out-of-work teachers
National: 9 May 09
Teachers’ incomes are to be protected under a new insurance scheme set up by teachers’ unions following a wave of redundancy notices in schools across the country.
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How does Swedish unemployment insurance work?
Lifestyle: 5 Sep 08
Ask The Local What happens when you lose you job in Sweden? We've found some answers.
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Pupils to face tests at 11
Society: 29 Nov 06
Pupils at Swedish schools will face tests in Swedish, maths and literacy at the age of 11, schools minister Jan Björklund has said. New national targets will be set for all pupils.
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Teachers 'must handle homophobia better'
Society: 1 Aug 06
Teachers must improve the way they teach pupils about homosexuality, and do more to prevent homophobia. Half of teachers say they hear anti-gay language.
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Geography reprieved in school changes
Politics: 2 Feb 06
Geography teachers can breathe a sigh of relief - plans to replace their subject with 'Sustainable Development' have been axed. And moves to encourage more apprentices have been announced.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »
"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »
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