About 69,000 Danish teachers are still affected by the lockout which has prevented them from coming to work until a new collective bargaining agreement can be reached between the local government association, KL, and the Danmarks Lærerforening (DLF) teachers union.
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Lockout causes teachers to lose faith in Danish government
Posted on 20 April 2013.
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Teachers to be locked out after Easter break
Posted on 03 April 2013.
Teachers and the state have failed to reach an agreement over working hours, therefore teachers and students were locked out after the Easter break. Negotiations between the teachers association Lærernes Central organisation and the finance minister, Bjarne Corydon (Socialdemokraterne), were unsuccessful two weeks ago, therefore a school lockout started nationwide on April 2nd.
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Iceland-based language learning app gains worldwide attention
Posted on 30 January 2013.
LingoWorld, a newly launched language learning app by Cooori, has gained worldwide attention during the first week of its release, receiving over 20,000 downloads. Cooori focuses on web-based language learning solutions.
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Finnish education system rated best in world
Posted on 06 December 2012.
Finland has the world’s best education system, according to a recent study carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Swedish officials: new visa scheme could attract foreign students
Posted on 28 November 2012.
Sweden’s Mitigation Board has suggested the implementation of a new ‘right to stay’ visa scheme for foreign students. The most recent Migrationsverket report said that giving non-EU students the option of finding work and gaining a residency permits in the Nordic country after graduation could substantially boost enrolment.
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Sweden ponders regulations for kids’ spending on mobile phones
Posted on 20 September 2012.
Stockholm has said that it is looking into introducing laws that will limit the amount of money that children can spend via smartphones. The country’s government said that the move comes in the effort of preventing young people from being able to drain their parents’ bank accounts with only a few clicks on their phones.
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Finnish minister eyeing home schooling reforms
Posted on 24 August 2012.
Finland’s minister of education is reportedly considering reforms to home schooling in the Scandinavian country.
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Escalating debt among Swedish students
Posted on 24 August 2012.
New figures have shown that students are now SEK 1 billion (EUR 121 million) in debt to the Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogdemyndigheten).
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