Literature and reading

The plan points out closed school libraries as an impoverishment of culture, wants to tighten the Libraries Act and invest particularly in public libraries and folk education. It also requires that the school be allocated more resources for student health and social support so that children receive sufficient knowledge. The counter-proposal's requirement for stronger educational ambitions and investments in school libraries for increased literacy follows from that.

• safeguard school librariesdecisive»Även kulturen och idrotten har utarmats när skolbibliotek läggs ned, simskolan blivit dyrare och biografer finns på färre orter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture and sport have also been impoverished when school libraries are closed, swimming schools have become more expensive and cinemas are found in fewer places.”
• tightened Libraries Act»Kulturskolan ska få lagmässigt stöd och bibliotekslagen ska skärpas så att bibliotek även måste finnas på mindre orter,« (party programme ↗)“Cultural school shall receive statutory support and the Libraries Act must be tightened so that libraries must also exist in smaller places,”
• more resources to the school»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, leisure activities and social support.”
• invest in public libraries»Därför är det särskilt viktigt att satsa på och utveckla folkbiblioteken, folkbildningen och public services oberoende ställning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For this reason it is particularly important to invest in and develop public libraries, folk education and public service's independent position.”

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 gives school libraries a central role for increased literacy and demands that all students have reached the curriculum's goals when they leave primary school. The counter-proposal's demand for more forceful educational ambitions and investments in school libraries for increased literacy is thus the plan's own commitment. The plan's demand for high quality in all education and free libraries points in the same direction. The plan supports the demand.

• school libraries for literacydecisive»Skolbiblioteken har en central roll att spela för ökad läskunnighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School libraries have a central role to play in increasing literacy.”
• all students must reach the goals»Alla elever ska ha nått läroplanens mål när de går ut grundskolan.« (party programme ↗)“All students must have reached the curriculum's goals when they leave primary school.”
• quality in all education»Hög kvalitet är det grundläggande kravet på all utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“High quality is the fundamental requirement for all education.”
• free libraries»Biblioteken ska vara avgiftsfria.« (party programme ↗)“Libraries must be free.”

The election manifesto wants to invest in children's culture in schools with trained staff in all school libraries and strengthen libraries in their work for reading, which is the essence of the counter-proposal's demand for initiatives to increase literacy. The party programme establishes that every child in school should learn to read and write and that libraries should guarantee access to a broad range.

• trained staff in school librariesdecisive»satsa på barns kultur i skolan, med utbildad personal på alla skolbibliotek och estetiska ämnen i alla gymnasieprogram.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in children's culture in schools, with trained staff in all school libraries and aesthetic subjects in all upper secondary programmes.”
• libraries for reading»stärka biblioteken i deras viktiga arbete för läsning och demokrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen libraries in their important work for reading and democracy.”
• literacy in school»skolan ska varje barn lära sig att läsa, skriva och« (party programme ↗)“school every child should learn to read, write and”
• access to broad cultural range»Välförsedda och offentligt finansierade bibliotek« (party programme ↗)“Well-stocked and publicly funded libraries”

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 makes improved school results a main priority aiming for world-class knowledge results, and the party programme demands that basic skills in reading, writing and arithmetic be prioritised early. The counter-proposal's demand for more ambitious education efforts and investment in school libraries for increased reading proficiency follows directly from this, as does the role of education for democracy. School libraries are not explicitly mentioned in the plan.

• prioritise reading proficiencydecisive»Att tidigt ge grundläggande färdigheter - som att kunna läsa, skriva och räkna - måste prioriteras« (party programme ↗)“Providing basic skills early - such as reading, writing and arithmetic - must be prioritised”
• improved school results»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 training for teachers and principals, and right support for all students.”
• world-class knowledge results»Du ska ha tillgång till en likvärdig skola i hela landet, med sikte på en utbildning och kunskapsresultat i världsklass.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You shall have access to an equal school throughout the country, with the aim of education and knowledge results in world class.”
• education supports democracy»Även bildning i bred mening, från förskolan till universiteten till den livslånga folkbildningen, är en bärande del av det demokratiska projektet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Education in a broad sense, from preschool to universities to lifelong adult education, is a crucial part of the democratic project.”

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 states that reading shall be highly prioritized in all stages of school and that well-functioning school libraries with trained librarians are decisive, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requires. The plan also wants to expand teaching time in Swedish and protects Swedish as the language sustaining society, which bears the requirement for a review of Swedish's position. Reading comprehension deficiencies are met in the plan with higher knowledge ambitions.

• investment in school librariesdecisive»Väl fungerande skolbibliotek under ledning av utbildade bibliotekarier är avgörande.« (party programme ↗)“Well-functioning school libraries under the leadership of trained librarians are decisive.”
• prioritized reading»Läsandet ska vara högt prioriterat i skolans alla stadier.« (party programme ↗)“Reading shall be highly prioritized in all stages of school.”
• more teaching time in Swedish»Vi vill bygga ut undervisningstiden i bland annat svenska och matematik så att det finns tid till att lära sig mer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to expand teaching time in, among other things, Swedish and mathematics so there is time to learn more.”
• the position of Swedish»Svenska är och ska vara det samhällsbärande språket.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish is and shall be the language sustaining society.”

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 makes basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic priority areas in primary school and protects libraries as places for reading. It also explicitly requires that the position of the Swedish language as the majority language be constitutionally protected, which addresses the counter-proposal's demand for a review of Swedish's position in, among other things, higher education. More forceful educational ambitions and investment in school libraries follow from the same commitments.

• basic skills prioritizeddecisive»färdigheter som att kunna läsa, skriva och räkna.« (party programme ↗)“skills such as being able to read, write and count.”
• Swedish language's position»det svenska språket, vars ställning som majoritetsspråk bör vara grundlagsskyddat.« (party programme ↗)“the Swedish language, whose position as the majority language should be constitutionally protected.”
• libraries' role»Vi vill värna den unika plats för läsning,« (party programme ↗)“We want to protect the unique place for reading,”
• good school»BRA SKOLA« (2022 manifesto ↗)“GOOD 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 is built on the fact that quality in instruction and the Swedish language are the single most important measures, and promises extended instruction time, study school for those who fall behind and clear knowledge requirements. The counter-proposal's demands for more ambitious educational efforts for increased reading comprehension and a strengthened position for the Swedish language align with this. School libraries are not mentioned, so support is inferred.

• Swedish language decisivedecisive»De enskilt viktigaste åtgärderna för att bryta segregationen handlar om kvaliteten i undervisningen och det svenska språket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The single most important measures to break segregation are about quality in instruction and the Swedish language.”
• more instruction time»Utöka undervisningstiden med en timme om dagen i lågstadiet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Extend instruction time by one hour per day in primary school”
• support for those who fall behind»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 a requirement for municipalities to offer study school from primary school. Students who are behind in school shall be required to participate in study school”
• clear knowledge requirements»Den svenska skolan ska ställa tydliga kunskapskrav« (party programme ↗)“Swedish school shall have clear knowledge requirements”

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 wants to re-establish a knowledge-focused school, points out that Swedish students have declined in international knowledge assessments and requires clearer learning objectives in curricula. The counter-proposal's demands for more ambitious educational goals, investments in school libraries to increase literacy and a strengthened position for the Swedish language are in line with these commitments and with the plan's prioritization of Swedish language in education. The plan does not, however, mention school libraries or literature support.

• knowledge-focused schooldecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill återupprätta en kunskapsfokuserad skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to re-establish a knowledge-focused school.”
• declining knowledge results»Svenska elever har under en flerårsperiod tappat stort i olika internationella kunskapsmätningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish students have over a multi-year period declined significantly in various international knowledge assessments.”
• clearer learning objectives»Läroplaner ska kompletteras med tydligare kunskapsmål.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Curricula shall be complemented with clearer learning objectives.”
• Swedish language's standing»Prioritera svenska språket inom barnomsorgen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritize the Swedish language in childcare.”

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.