A student at a Reykjavík elementary school yesterday went to his school armed with a knife and threatened a teacher and fellow students. Read the full story

A high school headteacher in Stockholm has been reported to the Equality Ombudsman after allegedly telling a girl complaining of rape that “you have to get used to it”. Read the full story

The Catholic Church investigatory committee looking into abuse cases in Iceland plans to start interviewing before the end of the month. Read the full story

Never have more Master’s level students graduated in Iceland than last year, 2010. Read the full story

Despite Iceland’s often-acclaimed education system, new research suggests that the reading ability of many teenage boys in the capital city is cause for concern. Read the full story

A Swedish school, which sacked its headmaster for publishing half naked pictures of himself and joining sexually-themed groups on Facebook, has been told that it acted unjustly by a Swedish court. Read the full story

There is evidence to suggest that sexual abuse committed by the head of a Catholic school in Reykjavik was known to the church as early as 1963, but no action was taken. Read the full story

Five Swedish teenage girls have been questioned about the savage beating of a fellow Swedish schoolgirl in Malmo. Read the full story

The City of Reykjavik is making plans to increase the number of pre-school places available, following Iceland’s baby boom. Read the full story

A Swedish school has admitted that a rune stone it advertised for sale last week – causing much media excitement – was faked as part of an exercise in source criticism. Read the full story