Tag: Independent school
Cost of attending an international school in Copenhagen on par with private education fees paid by the British in the 1980s
The cheapest international school in Copenhagen costs only 3,665 US dollars per year in fees, according to International Schools Databasewhich puts it on par with the amount typically demanded by a British private school in the early 1980s. Between 1991 and 2016, private school fees in the UK rose by 550 per cent, far outstripping […]
Distrust-tjosanhejsan and the parties’ voter groups
We follow up on how things went in the no-confidence vote for Morgan Johansson. About how it can feel when the political career hangs loose and about Amineh Kakabaveh’s decision. The issue of mistrust also made the Prime Minister turn sour and choose Annie Lööf as a pair of horses when it was time for […]
Ulla Hamilton about the independent schools’ queues, school fees and profits
Guest: Ulla HamiltonCEO of the National Association of Independent SchoolsComment: Katarina Helmersonpolitical reporter at Ekot Host: Mikael Kulle Producer: Maja LagercrantzTechnician: Maria Stillberg
The government wants to eliminate the queues for independent schools
Minister of Education Lina Axelsson Kihlblom (S) presents how the government wants to change the school choice. The government wants to eliminate the queues for independent schools. “The queuing system means that many do not even get a chance to choose,” says the Minister of Education. Listen to Ekot’s policy reporter Katarina Helmerson and the […]
Global education right on the doorstep: the loophole in the Danish school system
Three years ago, a report from the economic and political think tank Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd (AE) concluded that the education sector was witnessing a gradual migration of students from public to private schools – especially international schools. And it seems to have been born out of the waiting lists that the majority of international schools in […]
Copenhagen still has the cheapest international tuition fees in Europe
Foreign families have many reasons to be wary of moving to Copenhagen to start a new life. There is the weather, the high taxes and the Danes’ seemingly unfriendly nature. But along with the commendable balance between life and work and high safety levels comes an undeniable asset for families with children. Thanks to generous […]
Left: The elderly must be able to choose home help, cleaning and food
The Liberal Party will concretely give the citizens a new, national “free choice guarantee”. A guarantee, which means that the money must follow the citizen. – We want to create a society where Danes to a much greater degree can choose what suits them exactly. This of course also applies to our elderly fellow citizens, […]
Opportunity for distance and law school also next school year
The government has decided to extend the possibility for the schools to be able to conduct distance learning next school year as well and to provide teaching at other times than during regular school hours. “Effects on students’ learning will probably need to be addressed over a longer period of time,” according to the government. […]
Fewer schools use distance education
The proportion of students who receive distance or distance education is decreasing, shows a review from the National Agency for Education. Half of the country’s municipalities or principals of independent schools state that most of their upper secondary schools use distance education, which is a decrease from January when two thirds stated it. Schools can […]
Private schools can still get municipal help for lightning tests
But now there is help to be had. In any case, the National Association of Local Authorities (KL) states that the municipalities can now also enter into a dialogue with private and independent schools about lightning tests. This happens after the Ministry of Health has clarified that there is a legal basis for cooperating with […]
Several parties will have covid-19 tests for private schools
It raises criticism of the government that the country’s independent and private schools themselves must be responsible for any covid-19 tests in connection with reopening. A large number of parties are surprised that the schools are not getting the same help to limit the infection with covid-19 and are demanding that the government solve the […]
Disagreement about abolished queue time for independent schools
It is uncertain whether the proposal to abolish the queue time for independent schools could receive support in the Riksdag. On Monday, the consultation period expires for the inquiry into increasing equality in schools. The Inquiry’s proposal to abolish the queue period is currently supported only by the Social Democrats, the Left Party and the […]
V seeks support for requirements on the principle of openness in independent schools
The Left Party makes an attempt to call the other parties on the issue of independent schools and the principle of openness. The party wants to involve the other parties in the education committee in a demand to the government to produce proposals for legislation which means that independent schools must also be covered by […]
Information about schools may become public again
The government has now finished with proposals on how information about which schools are in Sweden should once again be made public. Today, the government sends out a proposal for a new ordinance that will make the so-called School Unit Register that the National Agency for Education publishes public again. – The new ordinance will […]
Suggestion: Make it easier to close schools that do not meet the standard
The Swedish Schools Inspectorate will have greater opportunities to close schools that do not meet the standard, according to a new proposal. The government, the Center Party and the Liberals have agreed on a proposal which means that the Swedish Schools Inspectorate will be able to decide that a school needs to remedy a serious […]
Infection rates at Zealand’s independent school have quadrupled in one day
The number of people infected with coronavirus at Lille Egede Friskole in Boeslunde on Zealand has quadrupled in a single day. It writes TV2 East. On Tuesday, a total of six cases of infection were found at the school. It involved three students and three teachers. On Wednesday, the number has risen to 25. In […]
The National Agency for Education wants an exception in the Secrecy Act
The National Agency for Education warns that the new secrecy of information about schools may lead to the national tests not being carried out. There is also a risk that Sweden will not be able to participate in the global knowledge survey Pisa. The National Agency for Education describes the situation in a document commissioned […]
