The Center Party’s proposal for a new education policy program is welcomed by Åsa Fahlén, union president of Sweden’s Teachers.
“Directing school selection, introducing the principle of openness and creating a more effective resource distribution system are important proposals for a more equal school,” she says in a written statement.
C proposes, among other things, a benchmark for the number of employees a principal must have under him, that the school’s funding be changed, that preschool be offered from the age of two, language requirements be introduced for preschool staff and that language teaching be strengthened.
According to Fahlén, the proposals are important for teachers and students to have the right conditions in the classroom. More of the proposals can also contribute to a strengthened teaching role, according to her.
“We are also positive about targets for smaller classes although we would have liked to see them go even further and propose the introduction of strict regulations on group and class sizes.”