Tag: education
‘Culture of fear’ prompts new city probe
Oslo's Labour Party-led government has another problem on its hands, following complaints of a "culture of fear" within the city's planning and building agency...
Oslo schools caught in power struggle
An unusually nasty power struggle over control of Norway's largest school district now threatens to topple Oslo's entire city government. The struggle pits longtime...
College students’ drop-out rate high
More Norwegians pursue higher education and start degree programs than their contemporaries do in other OECD countries, but far fewer finish. Government officials are...
Absent children worry schools
Increasing numbers of children are failing to turn up on the first day of school in Oslo, and both school officials and city administrators...
Unrest plagues schools in Oslo
The looming summer holidays probably can't come soon enough for teachers and city officials in the Oslo school system. After months of conflicts over...
Schools struggle with lack of discipline
A new report from public education officials in Oslo reveals that even elementary schools are now faced with unruly students as young as six...
Norway has the oldest students in Europe
College and university students in Norway are the oldest in Europe, according to new numbers from state statistics bureau SSB (Statistics Norway). Fully 25...
Government pares back niqab ban
After months of negotiations, Norway's conservative government coalition presented compromise restrictions on face-covering garments on Friday. A ban will apply only inside day care...
Police academy attracts more women
Norway's state police academy (Politihøgskolen) has seen a slight decline in its total number of applicants, but is proud that fully 48 percent of...
Professor fired in Stavanger
A controversial professor in the University of Stavanger's Department of Cultural Studies and Languages has become only the third professor to ever be dismissed...
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