Ulstein gave food money to schools for children in Mali
Development Minister Dag-Inge Ulstein (KrF) brought NOK 30 million for school food for Malian school children when he visited the country this past week. The…
Schools
17 schools drop behavioural grading
A total of 17 schools in Rogaland could try out to see whether removing behavioural grades will contribute to better conditions in the schools. Six…
King Harald marked the national schools song day
King Harald participated Friday in the children’s concert at the Oslo Concert Hall. The concert was streamed to 400 schools and to 100,000 students. …
Parliament will have porn filters in schools
Parliament calls on the government to make national rules that will shield schoolchildren from porn and violence on digital school equipment. “It’s not good…
Oslo tightens Norwegian language requirements in kindergartens and schools
Oslo municipality has tightened the rules for the requirement for knowledge of Norwegian language for assistants in kindergartens and schools. Up to now, there…
28 cases of abuse in Norwegian schools
At least 28 cases of abuse in Norwegian schools and kindergartens in 2017 In 2017 there were at least 28 abuse cases where employees in…
New Delhi schools must stay closed due to smog
The authorities in New Delhi closed all schools for a week due to health hazardous air pollution. Five million children must stay home. “As…
Police say there are daily fights at some schools in Oslo
Police believe the school environment in the capital is more uneasy than before. At one school, there have been fights, daily. A student was attacked…
Say no to illegal drugs!
Imagine the consequences! Say no to illegal drugs! That is the call from the police to students in the country’s upper secondary schools. For…
One in five schools can not show sound radon levels
One in five schools can not document sound radon levels A total of 470 schools in 103 municipalities have checked the radon level indoors this…
Examination mix-up may have consequences for a number of schools
Students at several schools in Rogaland will have access to an exam assignment that was missed due to problems on the Internet. Last week,…
Schools are being systematically attacked worldwide
Schools, students and teachers are being systematically attacked, and school buildings are used for military purposes worldwide, according to a new report. The situation is…
SU wants more sex in schools
SU-leader Andrea Sjøvoll is expected to get the SV congress with herrequirement to change sex education in norwegian schools. Before the congress at Gardermoen coming…
Bomb Threats on elementary schools across the Norway
Several elementary schools in the country have received bomb threats Wednesday. Also schools abroad have received similar threats, police said. The first threat was called…
Wants to ban prayer rooms from schools
Two Danish political parties want to ban prayer in Danish schools. In Norway, schools should also stop this practice, according to central Progressive Party (FrP)…
Risk of strike at museums, schools and hospitals
Unio, Academics, leaders and Schools’ Association will take out 276 members on strike if the mediation with Virke is not successful. A strike will affect…
Schools drop Christmas service in Voss
Schools in Voss have jointly determined that students in their municipalities will not attend the traditional Christmas service in the church. – Disappointing, says the…
ICT Norway concerned about digital divide in schools
OIKT Norway is concerned about the large differences in digital competence that Norwegian schoolchildren acquire. The trade organisation reacted after a survey showed that six…
Proposes nikab ban in schools
Labor and the Progress party are fighting over who should have ownership over the proposal to ban full covering garments in schools and universities. The…
Fewer pupils in web-based courses
In total, there were 14 200 participants in web-based schools in the autumn of 2015, a decrease of 13 per cent from 2014. Almost two thirds…