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Concerns rise over Muslim school

After years of campaigning, a group of Muslim mothers received approval this week to open an Islamic primary school, the only one in Norway. ...

Students sent to school in Africa

Authorities are concerned a growing number of Somali-Norwegians are taking their children out of Norwegian schools and sending them to study in Somalia, Kenya,...

Strike threat over teacher talks

It was the teachers' turn to go to the negotiating table on Thursday, as unions met with the local government sector organization KS. Unions...

Sather biography out in English

The biography of one of Norway's most successful immigrants, who helped found the University of California at Berkeley, is making its US debut in...

Norway faces teacher shortage

One in three Norwegian primary school education students are dropping out only halfway through their training, leading to fears of a serious teacher shortage...

OECD: too many on welfare

Too many young Norwegians drop out of school, lack basic reading and mathematics skills, and become dependent on state welfare organization NAV, criticized the...

Lines drawn over school-start age

Members of Norway's ruling Conservative Party (Høyre) have reignited the debate over how old children should be when they start school. Education policy spokeswoman...

Solberg: Norway ‘can’t be mediocre’

Good education is the key to maintaining Norway's prosperous welfare state, as the country moves towards a less oil-driven economy. To that end, talks...

Mental health and education key

The Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has delivered her first annual New Year's Day address, focusing on the themes of mental health, education, and...

Test results show trouble with math

The latest batch of test results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that Norwegian teenagers have never scored so poorly in...
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