Norwegian police will stop using drug detection dogs in schools
The police in Norway will no longer use drug detection dogs in schools. According to Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK), the Police Directorate came to the conclusion…
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New test system in Norwegian schools to be ready in 2026
The new test system for assessing students in schools will be ready one year later than proposed by the Directorate of Education (Udir), according to…
Government presents action plan against honor-related violence and forced marriage in Norway
On Wednesday, Minister of Education and Integration Guri Melby (V) is presenting a new action plan with five different focus areas and 33 measures against…
Norway’s Integration Minister: We will map the causes of vaccine skepticism among immigrants
An expert group will map the causes of vaccine skepticism and propose measures to get more people with an immigrant background to take the corona…
Education Minister: Oral exams canceled throughout Norway
Oral exams are canceled all over the country, Minister of Education Guri Melby (V) said on Thursday. “As of now, there are several thousand students…
Norway’s Integration Minister: Every summer, children are taken abroad against their will
In a letter to the municipalities, ministers Guri Melby and Kjell Ingolf Ropstad asked the municipalities to maintain preparedness this summer to prevent social control…
Norway is launching a new subsidy scheme for ethnic diversity in working life
A new subsidy scheme will help strengthen diversity work in working life, the Norwegian government states. The subsidy will stimulate employers to have a greater…
Norway’s Liberal Party appointed a new leader seven months ago. The change didn’t boost its polling rating
Half a year after Guri Melby took over as the leader of the Liberal Party (V), the party is still struggling to get over the…
A record number of girls applied for boy-dominated education programs in Norway this year
Never before have so many girls applied for the boy-dominated education programs of building and civil engineering, and technology and industry subjects as this year. …
Canceled exams raise concerns about gaps in education in Norway
After Minister of Education Guri Melby (V) canceled written exams in junior high schools and upper secondary schools on Monday, several people expressed worries about…
Fewer students are being bullied at Norwegian schools, survey shows
A total of 5.8% of the students who responded to a recent student survey said they were bullied at school 2-3 times a month or…
Student council leaders in Norway ask authorities to cancel spring exams
According to a survey, almost nine out of ten student councils at 183 upper secondary schools in Norway believe spring exams should be canceled. In…
The Norwegian government has started preparing for a full closure of schools
The Norwegian government has started preparing for a full closure of schools and kindergartens, but will avoid it as long as possible, Education Minister Guri…
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…
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…
Norway registers increase of negative social control cases
Norway registered an increase in cases of negative social control in the first half of this year. When the schools closed, fewer people contacted the…
Norwegian government: Children are allowed to celebrate birthdays and Halloween
Kindergarten and elementary school children in Norway are allowed to celebrate birthdays and Halloween with their cohort, the Norwegian government confirmed on Monday. On Monday…
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…
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….
