Consequences for the teacher shortage

The plan wants to see more teachers and states that the right to equal education applies regardless of whether you live in a public housing district or in the countryside, which supports the requirement for special efforts to increase the proportion of qualified teachers throughout the country. The plan also means that schools need more resources after decades of cuts, which directly counters the committee's assessment that allocated funds through the equalization system are sufficient.

• more qualified teachersdecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill se fler lärare, tidigare insatser för barn som har det kämpigt och förbättrad tillgång till lärande genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see more teachers, earlier interventions for children who are struggling, and improved access to learning throughout life.”
• equal school throughout the country»Det ska inte spela någon roll om du bor i ett miljonprogramsområde eller på landsbygden, rätten till likvärdig utbildning och bildning är grundläggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should not matter whether you live in a public housing district or in the countryside, the right to equal education and learning is fundamental.”
• more resources to schools»Skolan måste också tillföras mer resurser, det är bara så vi kan skapa en skola som kan möta barn utifrån deras olikheter och skiftande behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Schools must also be given more resources, that is the only way we can create a school that can meet children based on their differences and varying needs.”
• underfunded welfare»De massiva skattesänkningar som genomförts av högerpartier och socialdemokrater under många år har resulterat i att det nu finns 350 miljarder mindre per år till välfärden än 1990.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The massive tax cuts implemented by right-wing parties and social democrats over many years have resulted in 350 billion less per year for welfare now than in 1990.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan places responsibility for skills supply on the state and demands good skills supply in schools as well as equivalent conditions throughout Sweden. Special initiatives to increase the proportion of qualified teachers, especially in rural areas, are therefore exactly what the plan calls for. That the reform otherwise risks larger children's groups and more unqualified teachers speaks in the same direction.

• state responsibility for skills supplydecisive»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has a responsibility to secure skills supply, especially in welfare.”
• teacher supply»God kompetensförsörjning inom skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“Good skills supply in school, healthcare and care.”
• equality throughout the country»Större statligt ansvar för likvärdiga förutsättningar i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“Greater state responsibility for equivalent conditions throughout Sweden.”
• resources to disadvantaged schools»De mest utsatta skolorna och förskolorna måste få mer resurser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The most disadvantaged schools and preschools must receive more resources.”

The plan commits to making the teaching profession attractive through raised salaries and good working conditions and ensuring that education is good and equitable throughout the country. The counter-proposal warns against larger child groups and more unqualified teachers, particularly in sparse and rural areas, and calls for investments in more qualified teachers throughout the country - which is the same commitment. The plan furthermore wishes to see smaller child groups and more staff.

• attractive teaching professiondecisive»göra det attraktivt att vara lärare genom att säkra höjda löner och en god arbetsmiljö i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“make it attractive to be a teacher by ensuring raised salaries and good working conditions in the school.”
• equitable education throughout the country»En god och likvärdig utbildning, tillgänglig i hela landet och i alla typer av bostadsområden, är en grundbult i ett demokratiskt, fritt och hållbart samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Good and equitable education, accessible throughout the country and in all types of residential areas, is a cornerstone of a democratic, free and sustainable society.”
• smaller child groups»satsa på mindre barngrupper och mer personal i förskolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in smaller child groups and more staff in preschool.”
• stable conditions in welfare professions»Särskilt välfärdsyrken behöver erkännas för sin avgörande betydelse och erbjuda stabila villkor som gör det möjligt att både växa i yrket och stanna kvar över tid.« (party programme ↗)“Especially welfare professions need to be recognized for their decisive importance and offered stable conditions that make it possible to both develop in the profession and stay over time.”

The election manifesto explicitly commits to recruiting more qualified teachers throughout the country through more pathways into teaching and student loan forgiveness, and to giving small schools and nurseries in rural areas the opportunity to continue. The counter-proposal's demand for special initiatives for more qualified teachers, especially in sparsely and rural populated areas, is therefore the same commitment. The plan furthermore wants to direct career positions to schools with poor results.

• more qualified teachers throughout the countrydecisive»Med hjälp av fler vägar in i läraryrket och studiemedelsavskrivning kan vi rekrytera fler behöriga lärare i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“With the help of more pathways into teaching and student loan forgiveness, we can recruit more qualified teachers throughout the country.”
• rural schools»Det fria skolvalet ska värnas och små skolor och förskolor på landsbygden ges förutsättningar att fortsätta sin verksamhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Free school choice shall be protected and small schools and nurseries in rural areas given the opportunity to continue their activities.”
• career positions in weak schools»Vi vill bland annat genomföra en spetssatsning på karriärtjänster för dem som jobbar på skolor med låga resultat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to implement among other things a focused initiative on career positions for those working in schools with poor results.”
• equivalent school throughout the country»Bra förskolor, skolor och fritidshem ska finnas i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Good nurseries, schools and after-school centres shall exist throughout the country.”

The plan establishes that each student has the right to equal opportunities regardless of where the student lives and wants to secure this through a state school voucher. It also commits to a major initiative for teacher recruitment and to make it more attractive for teachers to go to schools with tough conditions. The counter-proposal's demand for special initiatives for more qualified teachers throughout the country therefore aligns with the plan.

• equal school throughout the countrydecisive»Varje elev har rätt till likvärdiga förutsättningar, oavsett var eleven bor.« (party programme ↗)“Each student has the right to equal opportunities, regardless of where the student lives.”
• investment in qualified teachers»Därför vill vi se högre krav för att komma in på lärarutbildningen, högre krav på lärarutbildningen och se en bättre arbetsmiljö för lärare ute på landets skolor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want to see higher requirements to enter teacher training, higher requirements in teacher training and see a better work environment for teachers out in the country's schools.”
• attract teachers where needs are greatest»Det behöver därför bli mer attraktivt för lärare att söka sig till sådana skolor, till exempel genom bättre löne- eller anställningsvillkor.« (party programme ↗)“It therefore needs to become more attractive for teachers to go to such schools, for example through better salary or employment conditions.”
• state school voucher for equality»I ett första steg kommer vi att införa en statlig skolpeng som ger likvärdiga villkor i hela landet och ha statliga skolakuter som kan ta över de skolor som inte fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a first step we will introduce a state school voucher that gives equal conditions throughout the country and have state school units that can take over schools that are not functioning.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that all of Sweden shall function and that all regardless of place of residence get their share of society's fundamental social rights, with a municipal equalization system that shall equalize differences in tax capacity and geographical distances. A reform that risks larger groups of children and more unqualified teachers in sparsely populated areas is in conflict with this, which bears the counter-proposal's requirement for special efforts for qualified teachers across the country.

• all of Sweden shall functiondecisive»Hela Sverige ska fungera och det ska gå att bo och verka även utanför de stora städerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All of Sweden shall function and it shall be possible to live and work also outside the major cities.”
• equivalence regardless of place of residence»Alla människor ska oavsett bostadsort kunna få del av samhällets grundläggande sociala rättigheter« (party programme ↗)“All people shall regardless of place of residence be able to get their share of society's fundamental social rights”
• equalization between municipalities»Systemet för kommunal utjämning ska vara statligt och så utformat att konsekvenserna av skillnader i skattekraft, befolkningsstruktur, geografiska avstånd, klimat och sociala omständigheter utjämnas.« (party programme ↗)“The system for municipal equalization shall be governmental and designed so that the consequences of differences in tax capacity, population structure, geographical distances, climate and social circumstances are equalized.”
• school's support responsibility»Skolan har ett ansvar för att eleverna får det stöd och den stimulans som motsvarar deras behov.« (party programme ↗)“The school has a responsibility for pupils to receive the support and stimulation that corresponds to their needs.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan itself wants to expand teaching hours and commits to a national coordination of education places to solve competence supply, and to more teachers. A reform of teaching hours that leads to more unqualified teachers would undermine that commitment. The plan also states that all of Sweden must work, which supports the demand for measures also in sparsely populated and rural areas.

• national coordination of education placesdecisive»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Put in place a national coordination of society's need for education places to improve competence supply”
• expanded teaching hours»Utöka undervisningstiden med en timme om dagen i lågstadiet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand teaching hours by one hour per day in lower primary school”
• more teachers»Där dina skattepengar används till fler lärare och poliser i stället för att hamna i fickorna på kriminella.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where your tax money is used for more teachers and police instead of ending up in the pockets of criminals.”
• all of the country must work»Men ska det gå att bo och verka i hela Sverige måste också hela Sverige fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But if it is to be possible to live and work throughout Sweden, all of Sweden must also work.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that the teaching profession be strengthened with relief and better conditions, that a maximum limit for the number of children per adult be established and that policy be conducted for all of Sweden. The counter-proposal's warning about larger child groups and more unqualified teachers, particularly in remote and rural areas, and the demand for special efforts for more qualified teachers respond to these commitments. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal's substance.

• strengthened teaching professiondecisive»Läraryrket ska stärkas med ändamålsenliga pedagogiska verktyg, avlastning och bättre villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The teaching profession shall be strengthened with appropriate pedagogical tools, relief and better conditions.”
• maximum per adult»Upprätta en maxgräns för antalet barn per vuxen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a maximum limit for the number of children per adult”
• policy for all the country»Bedriva en politik för hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct policy for all of Sweden”
• municipal financing principle»kostnadsdrivande åtaganden för kommunerna utan att fullt ut kompensera dem för« (party programme ↗)“costly commitments for municipalities without fully compensating them for”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.