Tag: education
Oslo bucks ban on grading children
Norway is one of the few countries in the world with what amounts to a ban on grades for school children. Education officials in...
Students flock to free universities
Norwegian colleges and universities are reporting an increased application rate from foreign students, as Norway has become the only country in Europe to continue...
Single-sex classes yield good results
A class of 15- to 16-year-olds at Hovseter School in Oslo has been splitting up into single-sex learning groups for four lessons a week....
Norwegian teens boost test scores
Norwegian teenagers seem to be reading better and managed to boost their overall scores on an international test to above average. The boys, however,...
Demand rises for Muslim schools
At least three different groups are working to establish private, Muslim schools in Oslo. Norway currently has around 60 private Christian elementary schools, but...
Students flock to IB programs
International Baccalaureate (IB) programs are flourishing in Norway, and the Bjørnholt school at Mortensrud in Oslo recently became the 20th school in the country...
Norwegian students tops in democracy
An international survey ranks Norwegian ninth-graders among the world's best in their understanding of democracy and social studies. It's the first time in a...
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