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School, SFI (Swedish for immigrants), university and the road to a profession.

32 articles

Teacher educators sound the alarm – politicians demand more but pay less

Redaktionen · Nov 5, 2026 · 3 min read

The board of Sveriges Lärares riksförening Universitet och högskola demands resources that match the requirements placed on future teachers. Dagens Nysvenskarna...

Fewer young men born abroad go on to higher education

Redaktionen · Nov 5, 2026 · 3 min read

The proportion of young men born abroad who go on to higher education is declining sharply, according to new figures from SCB. This breaks a ten-year trend wher...

Union outraged after rejection of smaller child groups

Redaktionen · Nov 4, 2026 · 3 min read

The trade union Sveriges Lärare directs harsh criticism after a proposal for smaller child groups was voted down. The union's president Anna Olskog calls the de...

Student teachers raise alarm over too little teaching – union demands more funding

Redaktionen · Nov 4, 2026 · 3 min read

Student teachers at Malmö University are protesting that they receive too little teacher-led time. The union Sveriges Lärare supports the demands and warns that...

For-profit independent schools award inflated grades with fewer qualified teachers

Redaktionen · Nov 2, 2026 · 3 min read

For-profit independent schools award higher grades than expected despite lower teacher qualifications and lower teacher density. This is shown in a new disserta...

Million fiasco at Grimstaskolan: Scandalous construction meets students in västerort

Redaktionen · Nov 2, 2026 · 3 min read

The renovation of Grimstaskolan in västerort was supposed to elevate the school, but turned into a 288 million kronor fiasco. Students and teachers testify to b...

Skolverket wants to cut down on academic upper secondary programs

Redaktionen · Oct 31, 2026 · 3 min read

Skolverket urges the country's municipalities to reduce the number of places in higher education preparatory programs in upper secondary school. Instead, the ag...

Student teachers sound the alarm: Only one lecture a week

Redaktionen · Oct 30, 2026 · 3 min read

Student teachers at Malmö universitet are protesting against heavily cut schedules. In a ten-week course, the students were given only eleven lectures. The trad...

French student protests force an end to suburban discrimination in schools

Redaktionen · Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read

French high school students have forced the government to overhaul the criticized admissions platform Parcoursup. Starting in 2028, higher education institution...

The government scraps national tests – conceals the true cost of school segregation

Redaktionen · Oct 24, 2026 · 3 min read

The government wants to abolish national tests in grades 3 and 6. Fifteen experts warn on DN Debatt that knowledge gaps will thereby be rendered invisible. For ...

High absenteeism in upper secondary school hits language introduction hard

Redaktionen · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min read

Absenteeism is increasing at Vallentuna gymnasium and is particularly affecting students in language introduction. Over 100 students had their student aid withd...

Plunge in upper secondary school results in Vallentuna – language introduction programme hit hard

Redaktionen · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min read

At Vallentuna gymnasium, less than 75 percent of students are expected to graduate after high absenteeism. Absenteeism is rising sharply in the language introdu...

School placed on lockdown in Landskrona after knife alert

Redaktionen · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min read

A school in Landskrona was locked down after a boy was found with a knife outdoors. The incident is being investigated by the police. Our analysis examines how ...

Alarm over violence in Stockholm schools: Right-wing demands cameras instead of resources

Redaktionen · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min read

Reports of threats and violence against school staff in Stockholm schools increased sharply during September. The union has submitted a formal demand for action...

Debate on school attendance requirements: Warning that vulnerable students are being punished

Redaktionen · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min read

A proposal to make school attendance a grading criterion faces opposition in Dagens Nyheter. Writer Moa Ledin warns that such a requirement punishes students wi...

Parents in Spånga protest against school buses to Järva

Redaktionen · Oct 23, 2026 · 3 min read

Approximately 500 students from Bromstensskolan will be evacuated to Hjulsta grundskola while their own school is being renovated. The decision has sparked stro...

The school market makes upper secondary school more segregated than residential areas

Redaktionen · Oct 22, 2026 · 3 min read

The school market leads to wider gaps in upper secondary school than in residential areas, according to a new study from Göteborgs universitet. For young new Sw...

Four children taken to hospital after discovery of suspected drug candy

Redaktionen · Oct 22, 2026 · 3 min read

Four children have been taken to hospital in southern Stockholm after eating suspected drug candy. The children reportedly found the candy in the woods near the...

Mobile phone ban in compulsory school provides study peace but increases teachers' extra work

Redaktionen · Oct 12, 2026 · 3 min read

On August 1, a national mobile phone ban was introduced in Swedish compulsory schools. Experiences from Mälarhöjdens skola show that the reform provides increas...

Botkyrka moves students with disabilities in the middle of the school year – parents protest

Redaktionen · Oct 12, 2026 · 3 min read

Botkyrka Municipality is moving two classes in adapted compulsory school from Tullingebergsskolan to Björkhaga skola after New Year. Parents protest that the de...

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