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.
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Concern over Reykjavik boys’ reading ability
Posted on 04 October 2011.
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Obama adviser to give lecture at University of Iceland
Posted on 30 August 2011.
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, a respected professor and adviser to US President Barack Obama, will give a speech at the University of Iceland this week. The lecture is called Education and Teaching in the 21st Century.
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Icelandic pre-school teachers look set to go on strike
Posted on 15 August 2011.
The long-threatened Icelandic pre-school teachers’ strike is still set to begin next week — affecting thousands of families.
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Iceland making profit from European research funding
Posted on 02 July 2011.
European co-operation in education and science has netted Iceland ten billion kronur over the last 15 years, according to a University of Iceland source.
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Only one child in Iceland home schooled
Posted on 01 July 2011.
It seems there is little interest in home-schooling in Iceland, despite a change of law in 2008 to make it easier. Despite the change the requirements and restrictions on home-schooling are still very tight.
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“You do not need less education to teach smaller people”
Posted on 30 June 2011.
Icelandic pre-school teachers are embroiled in a long-running and bitter wage dispute; claiming that they are drastically underpaid for their hard work and long years of university education.
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Schoolgirl beaten unconscious by classmates
Posted on 01 June 2011.
Five Swedish teenage girls have been questioned about the savage beating of a fellow Swedish schoolgirl in Malmo.
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300 new pre-school places for Reykjavik
Posted on 27 May 2011.
The City of Reykjavik is making plans to increase the number of pre-school places available, following Iceland’s baby boom.
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