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Police can search schools for asylum kids

Children of illegal immigrants hiding in Sweden will have the right to go to school in the autumn and the police will have the right to search for them there, ending uncertainty over conflicting legislation. READ () »



Swedish free school system 'needs tweaking'

Swedish free school system 'needs tweaking'

Following two decades of school vouchers that allow Swedish pupils to shop around for their education, Swedes are worried their ranking in global student performance tests has slipped. And the system has angered hairdressers. READ () »

Major Swedish free school firm to shut down

Major Swedish free school firm to shut down

JB Education, one of Sweden's largest operators of publicly funded, privately managed free schools, is shutting its operations due to a lack of students. READ () »

School 'forgets' to teach required course

School 'forgets' to teach required course

With graduation only days away, students at a high school in Gothenburg are outraged after learning they must complete a required course in religion that the school somehow neglected to teach them. READ () »

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Swedish parties agree to major free school reform

Swedish parties agree to major free school reform

The government and its main opposition have agreed to new rules governing performance requirements and profits at publicly funded, privately managed free schools. READ () »

Karolinska joins free online-course community

Karolinska joins free online-course community

Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet has signed up to offer free online courses, joining a network of 27 universities worldwide that reach nearly a million students. READ () »

Scandal ousts Stockholm economics school head

Scandal ousts Stockholm economics school head

The president of the Stockholm School of Economics, one of Sweden's most prestigious universities, has been forced out in response to a scandal over his hiring of a high-ranking official who'd been convicted of insider trading. READ () »

Sweden ranks second in world uni rankings

Sweden ranks second in world uni rankings

Sweden's university education system was rated as the second best in the world and the best overall in Europe, according to a report published on Wednesday. READ () »

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Wanted: Men to work in Swedish preschools

Wanted: Men to work in Swedish preschools

The lack of men working in Sweden's preschools is cause for concern, according to Equality Minister Maria Arnholm, who has said she's open to altering employment rules to make it easier for men to enter the education field. READ () »

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SREBRENICA: INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE: COMING OF AGE? »

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