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May 28, 2012
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Sweden's teachers free to ban Islamic veils
Education: 11 Jan 12
Teachers in Swedish schools can, in certain situations, prohibit students from wearing Islamic veils that reveal only their eyes, the country's school's agency has ruled.
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Green Party hopes to lure Swedish youth back to school
Education: 3 Jul 11
One in four Swedes leave their teenage years behind without completing high school, costing society six billion kronor ($957 million) per annum, according to the Green Party, who want to facilitate a return to the school desk.
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'Lower wages will give more immigrants jobs'
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Jun 11
The best way to boost employment levels among Sweden's foreign-born is by reducing wages for low-paying jobs, argues Jenny von Bahr, author of a report on the subject commissioned by liberal Swedish think tank Timbro.
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Suspended student stripper reports school for discrimination
Society: 19 May 11
A Swedish student who was trying to boost her finances by stripping and selling sexual favours has reported her school for discrimination after being suspended for her "sick" behaviour.
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Speed up immigrant Swedish courses: report
Education: 9 Mar 11
Newly arrived immigrants should be required to sign up for a Swedish for Immigrants language course within a year of their arrival in the country, according to a government inquiry published on Wednesday.
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Wrong to ban student with niqab: ombudsman
National: 1 Dec 10
Banning a student from class for wearing a headscarf is a violation of Sweden’s anti-discrimination laws, the country’s Equality Ombudsman has ruled.
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Reinfeldt unveils reshuffled cabinet
Politics: 5 Oct 10
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt presented his new government during the opening session of the Riksdag on Tuesday, announcing a team with seven new names as well as a new ministry.
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Tempers flare in final party leader debate
Politics: 17 Sep 10
Mona Sahlin accused Fredrik Reinfeldt of spreading lies as the two traded jabs in a heated Thursday night debate pitting the leaders of Sweden’s seven Riksdag parties against each other just four days before election day.
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Election Q&A: the Left Party
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with the Left Party's Stefan Kudryk to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues.
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Student wearing niqab begins teacher training
Education: 6 Sep 10
A student wearing the niqab has begun attending a teacher training course in Stockholm, more than one and a half years after another woman reported a school that would not allow her to wear the headscarf in class.
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Modelling class for kids pulled over 'ethics'
Education: 26 Aug 10
An adult education centre in Karlskrona in southern Sweden has cancelled a modelling course for children aged five to eight after receiving a number of calls about the offering, Sveriges Radio Blekinge reported on Thursday.
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Moderates pledge billions for unemployed
Business & Money: 18 Aug 10
Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderate Party wants to spend 3 billion kronor ($410 million) over the next three years on job coaching, work experience and training, creating over 31,000 new opportunities in 2011 and 2012, according to party estimates.
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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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Left Party calls for municipal hairdressers
Politics: 15 Jun 10
The Left Party in Sjöbo in southern Sweden has called for municipality-owned hairdressers in order to challenge the existing private "monopoly".
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Foundation seeks funds for Bergman centre
Society: 20 May 10
The Bergman foundation on the Baltic Sea island of Farö has applied to the Swedish government for 500,000 kronor ($65,700) to establish a resource centre in honour of the Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman.
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Kabul to Kiruna: a new life in the Arctic Circle
Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jan 10
Adjusting to life in the far north of Sweden can be tough at the best of times, but coming as a refugee presents an extra set of challenges. Malin Nyberg speaks to two women who are more than happy to adapt.
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New measures to help speed up integration
Politics: 11 Sep 09
The government has proposed a sweeping overhaul of Sweden’s system for supporting newly arrived immigrants in their search for a job in hopes of getting them established and working more quickly.
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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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Sweden allocates billions to fight unemployment
Business & Money: 26 Aug 09
The Swedish government has promised to find 8.4 billion kronor ($1.19 billion) to fund education and training measures designed to combat growing unemployment.
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Probe into school's alleged Islamic veil discrimination
National: 7 Aug 09
The Swedish Equality Ombudsman has launched a probe into a case of alleged discrimination after two women who wear veils revealing only the eyes claim they were not allowed to attend adult education classes.
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Councils rapped over Swedish credits for Chinese students
Education: 29 Jul 09
Swedish education officials have criticized two municipalities for awarding Swedish high school equivalency credits to Chinese students that have neither lived nor studied in Sweden.
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Education minister clamps down on high school repeats
National: 15 Jun 09
Swedish high school students will no longer be able to take courses at municipal adult education programmes in order to improve their grades, according to a new schools bill to be presented on Monday.
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Muslim woman sues college over veil ban
Society: 12 Feb 09
A Stockholm woman has reported an adult education college in Spånga to the Equality Ombudsman (DO) after being told that she could not wear an Islamic headscarf in class.
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Opposition parties to build coalition
Politics: 7 Dec 08
Sweden’s opposition political parties have announces plans to build a united coalition government following the 2010 Riksdag elections.
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Sweden announces major jobs package
Politics: 5 Dec 08
The Swedish government announced on Friday it plans to spend 23 billion kronor ($2.8 billion) over the next three years on “employment and retraining” measures in an attempt to minimize the effects of the weak economy.
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Renewed focus on vocational education
Politics: 1 Sep 08
The government has announced plans to devote 1.8 billion kronor ($278 million) over the next three years toward improving vocational training in Sweden.
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Prisoners seek higher learning
Society: 14 Jul 08
The number of prisoners passing their academic exams while in detention has increased dramatically in recent years.
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Swedish for Immigrants to undergo overhaul
Education: 18 Feb 08
Sweden's ministers for education and integration have announced far-reaching plans to improve the quality of language courses offered to immigrants.
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Learning Swedish: accept no substitutes
Lifestyle: 10 Oct 07
Swedes might speak great English, but there's no substitute for getting your tongue around the Swedish language. Fiona Basile finds that learning the lingo needn't be a nightmare.
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Time to speak up for entrepreneurs
Analysis & Opinion: 12 Jun 07
Sweden has many of the prerequisites for becoming a good country to be an entrepreneur. But negative attitudes to entrepreneurship need to change – something a new campaign hopes to achieve, says Nima Sanandaji of the Captus think-tank.
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Swedish unions lose members in record numbers
Society: 15 Mar 07
Swedish blue collar trade unions are losing members like never before. 2006 was the first year in which all member unions in the LO confederation experienced a net loss of members.
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Unemployed face a harsh reality under the Right
Analysis & Opinion: 18 Jan 07
The new government's reforms of taxes and unemployment insurance may be good for the rich, but people who lose their jobs will face a harsh reality, argues Social Democratic member of parliament and former minister Lena Hallengren.
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Swedish teacher at Holocaust denial conference
Society: 14 Dec 06
A teacher at an adult education college in Stockholm has been suspended for participating in a Holocaust denial conference in Iran. Jan Bernhoff claims that only 300,000 Jews died in Hitler's extermination campaign.
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Failed students 'milking adult education'
Society: 12 Jun 06
A sharp rise in the number of students failing in core subjects on Komvux adult education courses leads to accusations that many are just using the system to get study grants.
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Stockholm Syndrome: Kidz rule
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jan 06
Business meetings, radio shows, adult classes - our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent discovers that in Sweden, nowhere is off limits to the true power holders in the country: children.
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Language courses face major changes
Society: 4 Sep 05
Immigrants on state-run Swedish courses will have to study for at least 15 hours a week, as part of reforms of the heavily criticised SFI programme, minister Lena Hallengren says.
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Sweden prepares new school bullying laws
Smörgåsbord: 13 May 05
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Parents to get more study support
Society: 30 Mar 05
Adult education minister Lena Hallengren promises an extra 450 million kronor to students with children. That equates to 480 kronor per month for the estimated 90,000 studying parents in Sweden. But student leaders wanted a lot more.
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Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord: 9 Jul 04
Godless confirmations, sexist advertising, and a couple of stories to put you right off underfloor heating and smoking on the train.
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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 »
The story of K Composite Magazine »
"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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