Norwegian teachers are demanding to be prioritized in the vaccination process
Norway’s teachers had to change their curricula when the government introduced new corona measures on Sunday night. Now they demand more respect and corona vaccines….
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Teachers in Oslo are exhausted by the pandemic – more than 800 of them are unable to work
The corona pandemic is making working conditions hard in schools and kindergartens in Oslo. According to a new report, many teachers are exhausted, and almost…
Norwegian pupils are being asked to identify bullies and rank popularity in class in non-anonymous surveys
Since 2014, thousands of pupils have been asked to identify bullies and rank popularity in class through non-anonymous surveys, the newspaper Dagsavisen reports. The Spekter…
There will be no teacher strike in Norway
The central board of the Education Association has accepted the proposal of the State Conciliator of Norway, and there will thus be no teacher strike….
Swedish girls do better than boys in all school subjects, new review shows
Swedish girls do better than boys in all school subjects, a new review of the results in ninth grade shows. The differences have increased since…
Tired Norwegian teachers worry about being quarantined for Christmas
Many Norwegian teachers are tired, stressed, and afraid of being infected in the days before Christmas – and then having to go into quarantine. Now…
15,000 pupils who struggle with Norwegian received less special language instructions during pandemic
A total of 15,468 pupils in primary school had their lessons with special language instruction cut after the schools reopened after the corona closure this…
School union believes Norwegian teachers must be allowed to independently decide on the use of face masks
The National Association of Schools believes that the authorities’ recommendation that doesn’t recommend face masks at schools is outdated. “More and more teachers feel scared,…
Government wants kindergartens to assess all children’s Norwegian language skills before they start school
The government wants kindergartens and municipalities to have a duty to assess all children’s Norwegian skills before they start school. Every year, children start school…
Opposition wants to stop plans for universal free choice of schools in Norway
Some parties in the Norwegian government want to introduce free school choice all throughout the country. But opposition parties are strongly against it. Norway currently…
Norway spent 213 billion kroner on education in 2018
Expenditure on education amounted to NOK 213 billion in 2018. This is 7.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) for mainland Norway, the same share as…
Good news: Corona pandemic did not have a big effect on school performance in Norway
There has been no major change in school performance at the national level since last year, according to the government. Boys performed slightly worse than…
Survey: Norwegian teachers are afraid of showing Muhammad caricatures to students
Almost half of all surveyed teachers in Norway find it demanding to teach students about topics that may be offensive. One in three is afraid…
More and more Norwegians are cheating on university exams
In July, several universities and colleges in Norway reported more cheating during exams. At Oslo Met, 57 cases have been processed up to July, compared…
National Association of Schools wants teachers to be prioritized for flu vaccine
The National Association of Schools union requests that employees in schools and kindergartens get priority for the flu vaccine. Several municipalities are now starting to…
New study: 1 in 20 vocational students in Norway drop out of school
The chance of dropping out of upper secondary school is greater in vocational subjects than in study preparation education programs, new figures from the Norwegian…
Conservative Party sounds the alarm about falling levels of reading and writing in Oslo schools
The Oslo Conservatives are concerned that the survey tests show that the number of pupils below the critical level in reading, writing, and arithmetic is…
Want to learn Norwegian? Here are the top 5 tips from a language professor and an ambassador
It’s no secret that the team at Norway Today loves Norway. We want to share that love with our readers – so we’ve decided to…
Vocational schools in Norway lack necessary equipment
The Norwegian government wants to strengthen vocational subjects in upper secondary schools, but a new survey shows that many vocational schools lack the necessary equipment….
Many Norwegian students struggle to check whether sources are reliable
Most Norwegian 15-year-olds don’t know how to check whether sources are reliable. The results were revealed by a new analysis of reading skills carried out…
