Equitable and equivalent education

The plan requires a compensatory school that provides more support to those with fewer prerequisites, more teachers and early interventions for struggling children. Investigating how the school year can be changed and mapping class sizes aims at precisely those students who lose the most knowledge, and equality is according to the plan a decisive democratic principle. The plan does not address the length of the school year, which is why the support is derived.

• compensatory schooldecisive»En skola som ger barn lika chanser är också kompensatorisk, det vill säga den förmår ge mer stöd till den som kommer från sämre förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A school that gives children equal chances is also compensatory, meaning it provides more support to those who come from fewer prerequisites.”
• equality as a democratic principle»Strävan efter likvärdighet i skolan är både en avgörande demokratisk princip och en konkret förutsättning för god kunskapsförmedling.« (party programme ↗)“The pursuit of equality in school is both a decisive democratic principle and a concrete prerequisite for good knowledge transmission.”
• more teachers and early interventions»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 struggling children and improved access to learning throughout life.”
• resources for students with needs»Det krävs satsningar inte bara på undervisning utan också på elevhälsa, specialpedagoger, fritidsverksamhet och socialt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investments are needed not only in teaching but also in student health, special education teachers, after-school activities and social support.”

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 is based on the principle that school shall give every child the opportunity to succeed and that more time in school and after-school care is the best tool for students to have time to succeed with language and schoolwork, with extra resources to the most vulnerable schools. Investigating a changed school year and mapping class sizes aim at the same thing: that students with weak reading ability do not lose knowledge. The programme's requirement that all students shall reach the curriculum's objectives reinforces the argument.

• more time in school lifts studentsdecisive»Förskola, skola och fritids är de bästa verktygen vi har för att lyfta barn ur dysfunktionella miljöer och ge dem en bättre framtid. Det ger mer tid till att lyckas med språket och skolarbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preschool, school and after-school care are the best tools we have to lift children out of dysfunctional environments and give them a better future. It gives more time to succeed with language and schoolwork.”
• every child shall be able to succeed»Skolan ska ge varje barn möjlighet att lyckas utifrån sina förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School shall give every child the opportunity to succeed based on their own conditions.”
• more resources to vulnerable schools»De mest utsatta skolorna och förskolorna måste få mer resurser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The most vulnerable schools and preschools must receive more resources.”
• all shall reach knowledge objectives»Alla elever ska ha nått läroplanens mål när de går ut grundskolan.« (party programme ↗)“All students shall have reached the curriculum's objectives when they leave primary school.”

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 says nothing about the school year's length, but requires that school resources be allocated according to needs, that child groups be substantially reduced and that the reading, writing and numeracy guarantee be strengthened so that interventions come in time. An investigation of the school year and a mapping of class sizes serves these goals. That a secure childhood with good opportunities for play shall be a right, however, pulls in the other direction, which is why confidence is low.

• early interventions for literacydecisive»stärka och utveckla läsa-skriva-räkna-garantin för att fler barn med funktionsnedsättning ska få insatser i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen and develop the reading, writing and numeracy guarantee so that more children with disabilities get interventions in time.”
• smaller child groups»storleken på barngrupperna och öka vuxentätheten« (party programme ↗)“the size of child groups and increase staff density”
• resources according to needs»I det nya gröna folkhemmet fördelas resurserna till skola och förskola efter behov« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the new green people's home resources to school and preschool are allocated according to needs”
• secure childhood with play»En trygg barndom med goda möjligheter till lek ska« (party programme ↗)“A secure childhood with good opportunities for play shall”

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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 party programme states that education's foundation is knowledge acquisition and not how much time is spent in the classroom, and that fairness is about equality but not uniformity. Extending the school year and nationally mapping class sizes are thus not the plan's way to better results; that way goes via better support and further education for teachers and head teachers and local freedom to solve the task. The counter-proposal's demands are rejected.

• knowledge before class timedecisive»Utbildningens grund är kunskapsinhämtning och inte vilken tid som tillbringas i klassrummet.« (party programme ↗)“Education's foundation is knowledge acquisition and not what time is spent in the classroom.”
• equivalence without uniformity»Rättvisa handlar om jämlikhet, men inte likformighet.« (party programme ↗)“Fairness is about equality, but not uniformity.”
• teacher quality as method»Att förbättra skolresultaten måste vara en huvudprioritering. Det vill vi åstadkomma med bättre stöd och fortbildning för lärare och rektorer, och rätt stöd till alla elever.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improving school results must be a main priority. We want to achieve this through better support and further education for teachers and head teachers, and proper support for all pupils.”
• local freedom in schools»Lagstiftning och regelverk måste erbjuda stor frihet« (party programme ↗)“Legislation and regulations must offer great freedom”

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 states that Sweden has shorter school days than other countries and that this affects the students who need school the most, and wishes to expand teaching time and extend school days and holiday school for those at risk of falling behind. The party programme wishes to strengthen the right to teacher-led instruction through more lessons per school year. The counter-proposal's long-term change to the school year is thereby the plan's own line.

• expanded teaching timedecisive»Vi vill bygga ut undervisningstiden i bland annat svenska och matematik så att det finns tid till att lära sig mer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to expand teaching time in, among other things, Swedish and mathematics so that there is time to learn more.”
• too few school days»Att Sverige har kortare skoldagar än andra länder drabbar hårdast de elever som behöver skolan allra mest.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That Sweden has shorter school days than other countries affects most the students who need school the most.”
• more lessons per school year»Elevernas rätt till lärarledd undervisning ska stärkas genom ökat antal lektioner per läsår.« (party programme ↗)“Students' right to teacher-led instruction shall be strengthened through an increased number of lessons per school year.”
• extended school days and holiday school»Dessutom vill vi kunna förlänga skoldagarna för de elever som annars riskerar att halka efter, och ha mer av obligatorisk lovskola tidigare i skolåren.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Furthermore we wish to be able to extend school days for students who otherwise risk falling behind, and have more mandatory holiday school earlier in school years.”

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 plan requires that evaluations are conducted of students' knowledge so that shortcomings can be addressed as early as possible and that teaching aims to realise each student's full potential. Knowledge gaps over long holidays and the significance of class size are addressed by this, and the plan explicitly advocates for small groups of children. That an investigation be conducted into the structure of the school year and a mapping of class sizes is thus in line with the plan.

• early address knowledge gapsdecisive»Det är viktigt att utvärderingar görs av elevernas kunnande så att eventuella brister kan åtgärdas« (party programme ↗)“It is important that evaluations are conducted of students' knowledge so that any shortcomings can be addressed”
• each student's full potential»Undervisningen i skolan ska utgå från människans naturliga kunskapstörst och syfta till att förverkliga varje enskild elevs fulla potential.« (party programme ↗)“Teaching in school shall be based on humans' natural thirst for knowledge and aim to realise each individual student's full potential.”
• small groups yield quality»små barngrupper och personal med både pedagogisk och omvårdande kompetens« (party programme ↗)“small groups of children and staff with both pedagogical and care competence”

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 election manifesto establishes that Sweden has significantly less teaching time than other countries and that teaching time should therefore be expanded, with one hour per day in lower primary and mandatory break school from lower primary. The counter-proposal's demand for a long-term effort to change the school year, because fewer school days and long summer holidays mean students lose knowledge, meets the same commitment. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• more teaching timedecisive»Det finns en ett samband mellan utökad undervisningstid och bättre skolresultat. Sverige har betydligt mindre undervisningstid i skolan jämfört med andra länder. Moderaterna kommer därför utöka undervisningstiden i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a link between expanded teaching time and better school results. Sweden has significantly less teaching time in school compared to other countries. Moderates will therefore expand teaching time in school.”
• expanded teaching time in lower primary»Utöka undervisningstiden med en timme om dagen i lågstadiet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand teaching time by one hour per day in lower primary”
• mandatory break school»Införa en skyldighet för kommuner att erbjuda lovskola från lågstadiet. Elever som ligger efter i skolan ska vara skyldiga att delta i lovskolan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce an obligation for municipalities to offer break school from lower primary. Students who are behind in school shall be required to participate in break school”
• early intervention improves results»Forskning pekar på att tidiga insatser är avgörande för att höja kunskapsresultaten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Research shows that early intervention is crucial to improving knowledge results.”

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 plan requires a knowledge-focused school with proven pedagogy and clearer knowledge goals, and states that groups should be as small as possible and that a maximum limit for the number of children per adult should be established. The counter-proposal's requirement to investigate a changed school year to counteract learning loss and to map class sizes is in line with these commitments. The plan does not express itself about the school year's length, so the coverage is derived.

• knowledge-focused schooldecisive»Återupprätta en kunskapsfokuserad skola genom beprövad pedagogik och fokus på traditionellt lärande med lika villkor på alla skolor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reestablish a knowledge-focused school through proven pedagogy and focus on traditional learning with equal conditions in all schools”
• maximum limit for group size»Upprätta en maxgräns för antalet barn per vuxen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a maximum limit for the number of children per adult”
• small child groups»Centralt inom alla former av barnomsorg är att barngrupperna skall vara så små som« (party programme ↗)“Central in all forms of childcare is that child groups shall be as small as”
• clearer knowledge goals»Läroplaner ska kompletteras med tydligare kunskapsmål.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Curricula shall be supplemented with clearer knowledge goals.”

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.