the Report, commissioned by the Swedish ministry of education, submitted to the government on Friday.
The global economic cooperation organization, the OECD considers that the Swedish authorities should examine how other countries tackled the problems of integration of children of migrants. It mentions that good examples are available to download in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Canada and the united states.
and has proven itself in the so-called Pisa-measurements where the knowledge of mathematics, reading comprehension and natural sciences are tested among 15-year-old students from all over the world.
the Results have been disappointing for sweden with regard to the results for invandrarungdomarna. Which also becomes clear when it comes to the results of the school in general.
(61 per cent) of the children of first-generation immigrants fail in their studies. This is significantly more than in most other countries.
in Order to solve the problems suggests the OECD, a number of measures. One of these is to facilitate for the youth to choose school. Another is to raise the level of the teaching staff. The salaries of teachers should be increased and the incentives to take jobs in schools with many problems need to be better.
the OECD also recommends increased support for language training. Students who never learn English properly will for all future be disadvantaged. Therefore, the teaching of English become more individinriktad, and regular follow-up of the knowledge base is a necessity.
the Facts in the question: How good is the school?
