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 A decision to close two schools in the Swedish city of Trollhättan and bus the students to other schools in the area, in a bid to reduce segregation, is expected to be made on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20201027/desegregation-buses-proposed-in-swedish-city-trollhattan Tue, 27 Oct 2020 08:20:27 +0100 desegregation-buses-proposed-in-swedish-city-trollhattan Sweden's coronavirus strategy has relied on mutual trust between authorities and the general population. So how did people react in the 60 areas of the country with lower socioeconomic profiles and lower levels of trust in authorities? https://www.thelocal.se/20200702/more-face-masks-lower-trust-in-authorities-how-people-in-swedens-vulnerable-areas-reacted-to-the-coronavirus Thu, 02 Jul 2020 12:30:41 +0200 more-face-masks-lower-trust-in-authorities-how-people-in-swedens-vulnerable-areas-reacted-to-the-coronavirus After a spate of car fires in western Sweden and other parts of the country, The Local spoke to experts and a local resident to learn more about the causes of the unrest, and the possible consequences for the community. https://www.thelocal.se/20180816/whats-behind-the-car-burnings-in-western-sweden Thu, 16 Aug 2018 20:41:33 +0200 whats-behind-the-car-burnings-in-western-sweden Swedish teenagers’ plans for their future careers are heavily influenced by their gender, a new study shows, and girls' doubts over their abilities to succeed in male-dominated sectors are a decisive factor. https://www.thelocal.se/20171101/not-so-gender-equal-swedish-teens-still-plan-careers-according-to-gender-study-shows Wed, 01 Nov 2017 12:30:48 +0100 not-so-gender-equal-swedish-teens-still-plan-careers-according-to-gender-study-shows The performance gap between pupils born in Sweden and those born abroad has increased sharply as a consequence of demographics shifts according to a new report into the factors behind immigrant pupils performing worse than native Swedes. https://www.thelocal.se/20170529/performance-gap-between-immigrant-pupils-and-native-swedes-growing-report Mon, 29 May 2017 18:15:41 +0200 performance-gap-between-immigrant-pupils-and-native-swedes-growing-report Sweden is to get a new government agency tasked with tackling segregation in Swedish society. https://www.thelocal.se/20170324/sweden-to-get-new-anti-segregation-authority Fri, 24 Mar 2017 08:41:46 +0100 sweden-to-get-new-anti-segregation-authority Segregation between ethnic Swedes and people from foreign backgrounds has widened in the past two decades in some of the biggest towns in Sweden, according to the Dagens Nyheter daily. https://www.thelocal.se/20150310/segregation-on-the-rise-in-sweden-suggests-survey Tue, 10 Mar 2015 07:54:39 +0100 segregation-on-the-rise-in-sweden-suggests-survey Sweden's system of state-funded privately-run free schools risks creating increasing segregation in society, international education experts have warned. https://www.thelocal.se/20130320/46838 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:50:00 +0100 46838 Segregation isn't necessarily a bad thing, according to a new report critical of policies which try to control where immigrants and refugees settle in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20091209/23740 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:04:00 +0100 23740