A new system for resource distribution

The party programme demands that the school funding system is replaced with a distribution model that directs resources where needs are greatest, and the election manifesto wants to abolish market-driven schools and the free draw on tax funds. An immediate proposal for more equitable school funding that stops over-compensation to independent schools is exactly the reform the plan demands. The plan also states that children's right to education cannot wait, which speaks against waiting for further investigation.

• needs-based resource distributiondecisive»Skolpengssystemet behöver ersättas med en fördelningsmodell« (party programme ↗)“The school funding system needs to be replaced with a distribution model”
• abolish market-driven schools»Vänsterpartiet vill avskaffa marknadsskolan med start nästa mandatperiod.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to abolish market-driven schools starting next parliamentary term.”
• stop free drawing»Som enda land i världen råder det fri dragningsrätt på de skattemedel som ska gå till våra barns utbildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“As the only country in the world there is freedom to draw on the tax funds that should go to our children's education.”
• the reform cannot wait»Barnens rätt till utbildning kan inte vänta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children's right to education cannot wait.”

The election manifesto explicitly states that school funding must become fairer so that independent schools are not overcompensated in a way that goes at the expense of pupils in municipal schools. That is precisely the counter-proposal's demand. The plan also wants to prohibit profit extraction and ensure that resources remain in the school, and the programme requires that society's resources are distributed so that all pupils are given equal opportunities.

• fairer school fundingdecisive»Skolpengen måste bli rättvisare så att fristående skolor inte överkompenseras på ett sätt som går ut över elever i kommunala skolor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School funding must become fairer so that independent schools are not overcompensated in a way that goes at the expense of pupils in municipal schools.”
• stop profit extraction»Vi vill förbjuda vinstuttagen i skolan och ta tillbaka kontrollen över var och när fristående skolor etablerar sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to prohibit profit extraction in schools and take back control over where and when independent schools are established.”
• resources remain in the school»För det krävs mer resurser och att resurserna stannar i skolan genom ett stopp för marknadsskolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That requires more resources and that resources remain in the school through an end to market-driven schooling.”
• equivalent resource distribution»Detta måste motverkas genom att samhällets resurser fördelas så att alla elever ges« (party programme ↗)“This must be counteracted by distributing society's resources so that all pupils are given”

The election manifesto states that resources for schools and preschools should be allocated according to need and that the pursuit of profit in schools should be stopped, and that school segregation should be broken. A school funding system that overcompensates independent schools for costs that only municipalities bear contradicts the needs principle and disadvantages students in public schools. The party programme moreover requires that welfare services are offered on equal terms and according to need, which is why a more equitable school funding is supported.

• resource allocation according to needdecisive»I det nya gröna folkhemmet fördelas resurserna till skola och förskola efter behov så att varje barn klarar sin utbildning och mår bra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the new green people's home resources for schools and preschools are allocated according to need so that each child manages their education and is well.”
• stop profit pursuit in schools»sätta stopp för vinstjakten i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“stop the pursuit of profit in schools.”
• welfare on equal terms»Välfärdstjänster inom vård, skola och omsorg ska« (party programme ↗)“Welfare services in healthcare, schools and care should”
• break school segregation»bryta skolsegregationen och göra skolvalet fritt och rättvist för alla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“break school segregation and make school choice free and fair for all.”

The election manifesto explicitly requires that school funding be adapted to principals' responsibility and to students' conditions and needs, which is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to achieve through more equitable school funding. The plan combines this with strict quality requirements and equity in school governance. That deficiencies in school choice and school funding shall be addressed, not delayed, also follows from the plan.

• equitable school fundingdecisive»Skolpengen ska anpassas efter huvudmännens ansvar och elevernas förutsättningar och behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School funding shall be adapted to principals' responsibility and students' conditions and needs.”
• address school choice shortcomings»För att uppnå det måste vi värna och vidareutveckla det fria skolvalet, och åtgärda de brister som finns.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To achieve this we must protect and further develop free school choice, and address the shortcomings that exist.”
• equitable school governance»Styrningen av skolan ska kännetecknas av strikta kvalitetskrav och likvärdighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School governance shall be characterised by strict quality requirements and equity.”
• public responsibility for quality»Det offentliga ska garantera att utbildningen lever upp till höga krav på kvalitet« (party programme ↗)“The public sector shall guarantee that education meets high quality requirements”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto wants to introduce a state school voucher that provides equitable conditions throughout the country and a new free school reform that stops free schools where short-term profits take precedence over students' knowledge, and the party programme requires that private and public providers operate on equal terms with the same compensation rules. A more equitable school voucher that removes over-compensation follows from these commitments. The plan says nothing about waiting for further investigation.

• equitable state school voucherdecisive»I ett första steg kommer vi att införa en statlig skolpeng som ger likvärdiga villkor i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a first step we will introduce a state school voucher that provides equitable conditions throughout the country”
• profit limits in free schools»Vi vill se en ny friskolereform med en samlad friskolelag som sätter stopp för friskolor där kortsiktiga vinster går före elevernas kunskaper.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see a new free school reform with a comprehensive free school law that puts a stop to free schools where short-term profits take precedence over students' knowledge.”
• equal terms for providers»Privata och offentliga utförare ska verka på lika villkor« (party programme ↗)“Private and public providers shall operate on equal terms”
• socioeconomic resource allocation»Resurser ska fördelas till skolorna utifrån socioekonomiska faktorer.« (party programme ↗)“Resources should be distributed to schools based on socioeconomic factors.”

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 values the right to independent schools and requires that activities in private management be given equal conditions as publicly operated activities. An immediate proposal that assumes independent schools are over-compensated and therefore should receive lower compensation pulls in the opposite direction. However, the plan requires that schools be assured resources for students with special needs.

• the right to independent schoolsdecisive»rätten till fria skolor« (party programme ↗)“the right to independent schools”
• equal conditions for private management»stiftelser, kooperativ och ideella organisationer ges lika« (party programme ↗)“foundations, cooperatives and non-profit organizations are given equal”
• variety of providers»produktion av välfärdstjänster i enskild regi« (party programme ↗)“production of welfare services in private management”
• resources according to student needs»Skolorna ska tillförsäkras resurser för att kunna tillmötesgå elever med särskilda« (party programme ↗)“Schools shall be assured resources to be able to meet students with special”

The plan explicitly wants to increase equality through clearer state control of school funding, which is precisely what the counter-proposal requires a proposal for. At the same time, the plan states that free school choice should be maintained, so the support concerns more equal school funding, not the premise that independent schools should generally be disadvantaged. The basis therefore points in both directions and the support is weak.

• clearer control of school fundingdecisive»Öka likvärdigheten genom att införa ett gemensamt kommunalt kösystem och en tydligare statlig styrning av skolpengen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase equality by introducing a common municipal queuing system and clearer state control of school funding”
• all schools should be good»Målet måste självklart vara att alla skolor ska vara bra« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The goal must obviously be that all schools should be good”
• free school choice is protected»Det fria skolvalet gör att alla barn oavsett bakgrund och ekonomi kan välja den skola som passar dem bäst. Den friheten vill vi bevara.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Free school choice means that all children regardless of background and economy can choose the school that suits them best. We want to preserve that freedom.”
• quality requirements for independent schools»Se till att skolor som drivs i företagsform lever upp till högt ställda kvalitetskriterier för att få göra vinstutdelning samt dra in tillståndet för skolor som allvarligt brister« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that schools operated as businesses meet high quality criteria to be allowed to distribute profits and withdraw permission for schools that seriously fall short”

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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 equal conditions at all schools and means that independent schools should be a complement to public school, not something that causes the quality of municipal school to suffer. A reimbursement model that overcompensates independent schools for costs only municipalities bear conflicts with this and with the requirement for clear results for every public investment. The requirement is therefore supported, with tension against the plan's protection of freedom of school choice.

• equal conditions at all schoolsdecisive»Återupprätta en kunskapsfokuserad skola genom beprövad pedagogik och fokus på traditionellt lärande med lika villkor på alla skolor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Restore a knowledge-focused school through tried and tested pedagogy and focus on traditional learning with equal conditions at all schools”
• independent schools as complement»Sverigedemokraterna menar att friskolorna skall fungera som ett komplement till den offentliga skolan« (party programme ↗)“Sweden Democrats mean that independent schools should function as a complement to the public school”
• citizen value for tax money»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”
• protect freedom to choose schools»Det fria skolvalet ska värnas för att ge valfrihet åt föräldrar och elever.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The freedom to choose schools should be protected to give freedom of choice to parents and pupils.”

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.