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February 1 | Photo: Amir Nabizadeh / TT
Liberal party leader Nyamko Sabuni presents budget initiatives at school.
There will be an addition of SEK 1.6 billion to the school in next year’s budget. Among other things, it will be used for more teaching time and homework help, as well as to help financially challenged municipalities avoid cuts.
– Extra money is needed because the corona pandemic has caused a greater loss of consciousness among Swedish students, says Liberal leader Nyamko Sabuni in connection with a press conference where he presented initiatives that the government, the Center Party and the Liberals have agreed in budget negotiations.
The largest item, SEK 1 billion, goes to more teaching time, more homework help and a better working environment for teachers. It is a strengthening of state support for the school.
Students supervise
– It’s 1 billion to give students more teacher-led instruction in the classroom and after school. For example, you can take people with subject matter skills as students in our universities and colleges and guide students to recover from the blackout, Sabuni says.
More money is absolutely necessary and welcome, according to Åsa Fahlén, president of the National Union of Teachers,
– But more teaching time and a better work environment is only possible if you hire more teachers, emphasizes Åsa Fahlén and emphasizes that the goal should be more qualified teachers.
The signals that LR receives are that many municipalities with limited economic resources, on the contrary, get rid of teachers.
– That is why we have seen the importance of not only raising money but of saving as much activity as possible at school. That’s why we’ll spend a billion more together with the government, says Roger Haddad, L’s education policy spokesman:
The budget also includes a proposal for SEK 170 million to strengthen the law school and help with homework.
Other elements concern more money for higher education and an investment in more vocational teachers.
Recover
Education Minister Anna Ekström (S) emphasizes that the additional 1 billion to school fees should be added to the 10 billion in increased general state subsidies that municipalities are proposed to receive in 2021. She says the pandemic has led to an “educational debt” in the form of lost education and knowledge.
– My assessment is that much of what has been lost during the spring needs to be made up, says Ekström, who says he is well aware that municipalities are also struggling with teacher shortages.
The research will receive a supplement of a total of 13.6 billion over the next four years. For next year, it is about SEK 3.4 billion for research and innovation, both for basic research and for investments in research infrastructure and so-called centers of excellence. The Swedish Research Council and research councils also receive more funding.
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