Sweden's schools minister declares charter school 'system failure'
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Re: Sweden's schools minister declares charter school 'system failure'
#2TFA has a great photo of gormless Gove
Re: Sweden's schools minister declares charter school 'system failure'
#3Unfortunate use of Swenglish in the headline.
In Swedish, "friskola" means a school separate from the normal primary/secondary school funding system, run by the kommun/council. So it can refer to a school funded by a private company, foundation, religious group etc.
Primary and secondary education in Sweden is free for the pupil or their guardians, it is payed through the tax system.
The current system, in place since a few decades, is akin to a voucher system. I.e. the funding is ultimately via the taxpayer, but through different organizations.
Re: Sweden's schools minister declares charter school 'system failure'
#4Unfortunate use of Swenglish in the headline. In Swedish, "friskola" means a school separate from the normal primary/secondary school funding system, run by the kommun/council. So it can refer to a school funded by a private company, foundation, religious group etc. Primary and secondary education in Sweden is free for the pupil or their guardians, it is payed through the tax system. The current system, in place sinc…
So, it is basically a failure of non-public schools, and not a failure of "cost-free" schooling.
Which makes a lot more sense. Someone should change the headline, before the discussion turns south...
Re: Sweden's schools minister declares charter school 'system failure'
#5Unfortunate use of Swenglish in the headline. In Swedish, "friskola" means a school separate from the normal primary/secondary school funding system, run by the kommun/council. So it can refer to a school funded by a private company, foundation, religious group etc. Primary and secondary education in Sweden is free for the pupil or their guardians, it is payed through the tax system. The current system, in place sinc…
> The current system, in place since a few decades, is akin to a voucher system. I.e. the funding is ultimately via the taxpayer, but through different organizations.
Is it the system advocated by Milton Friedman or is it different?
Re: Sweden's schools minister declares charter school 'system failure'
#6TFA has a great photo of gormless Gove
Are you a bot?
Re: Sweden's schools minister declares charter school 'system failure'
#7Unfortunate use of Swenglish in the headline. In Swedish, "friskola" means a school separate from the normal primary/secondary school funding system, run by the kommun/council. So it can refer to a school funded by a private company, foundation, religious group etc. Primary and secondary education in Sweden is free for the pupil or their guardians, it is payed through the tax system. The current system, in place sinc…
UK English has "public schools" which are private fee-paying, so Swenglish has the edge here
Re: Sweden's schools minister declares charter school 'system failure'
#8Re: Sweden's schools minister declares charter school 'system failure'
#9Unfortunate use of Swenglish in the headline. In Swedish, "friskola" means a school separate from the normal primary/secondary school funding system, run by the kommun/council. So it can refer to a school funded by a private company, foundation, religious group etc. Primary and secondary education in Sweden is free for the pupil or their guardians, it is payed through the tax system. The current system, in place sinc…
UK English has "public schools" which are private fee-paying, so Swenglish has the edge here
uk public schools are public in the sense if you have the money for tuition you can go, wheras "private" schools are only open to invited families, no matter how wealthy they are
Re: Sweden's schools minister declares charter school 'system failure'
#10Unfortunate use of Swenglish in the headline. In Swedish, "friskola" means a school separate from the normal primary/secondary school funding system, run by the kommun/council. So it can refer to a school funded by a private company, foundation, religious group etc. Primary and secondary education in Sweden is free for the pupil or their guardians, it is payed through the tax system. The current system, in place sinc…
UK English has "public schools" which are private fee-paying, so Swenglish has the edge here
UK also has "free schools" which are similar to state schools but unaffiliated with education trusts, normally setup by parents, locals, the community.