https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden's three elite boarding schools can no longer charge tuition fees, the government announced on Thursday, in a string of changes following a two-year review. https://www.thelocal.se/20140731/sweden-strips-boarding-schools-of-special-privileges Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:40:00 +0200 sweden-strips-boarding-schools-of-special-privileges The education levels of Sweden's teenagers have dropped sharply over the past decade, according to a Unicef study into children's well-being across the industrialized world. https://www.thelocal.se/20130410/47244 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:18:00 +0200 47244 Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt announced on Monday that his party was ready to put more money into schools next year, adding that he was open to the idea of giving written grades to younger students. https://www.thelocal.se/20121218/45136 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:26:00 +0100 45136 Having more publicly-funded, privately-managed free schools leads to better student performance in Swedish municipalities, even for children that attend regular public schools, a new study has found. https://www.thelocal.se/20121031/44158 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:49:00 +0100 44158 The government has put aside 108 million kronor ($16.3 million) to support having childcare facilities open during nights and weekends, a scheme that will come into effect in 2013 and last for three years. https://www.thelocal.se/20120910/43136 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:56:00 +0200 43136