reading
'In Sweden no kid should ever be left behind'
The Local speaks to Sweden's education minister Gustav Fridolin on how the Swedish government hopes a new name for the autumn holidays will stop education in the country from faltering.
Schools agency issues comic book warning
Sweden's Schools Inspectorate (Skolinpektionen) has warned that a campaign to distribute comic books featuring Donald Duck and Bamse the bear should be regarded only as complement to reading classes, pointing out that the backers are commercial companies.
Swedish kids' reading skills hit by computer use: report
A new study from Gothenburg University shows that the falling levels of reading skills among Swedish school children may be connected to an increase in screen-based activities.