Danish business organisations have called for a fresh approach after new statistics revealed a decline in the number of people who study trades or vocational qualifications.
Staff and local government leaders in seven municipalities given more freedom over their administration in a 2021 trial scheme have introduced a number of new measures at schools and elderly care facilities.
Copenhagen remains the cheapest city in Europe and one of the cheapest in the world for international schools, according to a study comparing internationals schools across four continents.
A spokesperson from one of the parties in Denmark’s coalition government has said he thinks schools should ban students from bringing mobile phones to class.
Elite Danish boarding school Herlufsholm, the subject of a recent explosive television documentary revealing a longstanding culture of bullying and violence, has since filed 23 reports with police.
A new agreement has been reached for a model on how students applying to Danish upper secondary school (gymnasium), are allocated their place, according to the Ministry of Children and Education.
The Danish Health Authority has issued new coronavirus guidelines for the start of the new school year on Monday. We explain what has changed and what restrictions remain?
Parents around the country will be preparing for their children's return to school – or perhaps their very first term – over the next few weeks. Here are the crucial pieces of Danish vocabulary that will help international families navigate the school year.
During the 2020 lockdowns, people left the world's major cities in droves in search of space, fresh air, and cheaper accommodation while teleworking. In Denmark, an exodus of families with young children are straining childcare infrastructure in the suburbs communities they've moved to.
A broad parliamentary majority is in favour of a proposal which sets aside 600 million kroner of spending on wellbeing for children and young people affected by the Covid-19 lockdown and school closures.
Denmark's health authorities have yet again closed schools for the youngest children in the Copenhagen suburb of Ishøj, in a push to reduce infection in the municipality.
As Italy debates how to reopen schools after its strict Covid-19 lockdown, teaching outside is one of the solutions being suggested to help kids return safely to class. Jessica Phelan heard from teachers and parents already involved in outdoor education to find out what’s really involved and how it might work.
Denmark was the first country in Europe to reopen day care and primary schools after the strict coronavirus lockdown. Emma Firth takes a look at how Denmark did it and what lessons there are for other countries.
With ancient gods and Danish on the lesson plan, Marie Kaas-Larsen taught her 10 fourth graders in a central Copenhagen park on Wednesday, braving the cold as part of new coronavirus protocols.
There were understandably strong emotions when foreigners in Denmark dropped off their children at schools and kindergartens on Wednesday. But most seemed impressed by the way the authorities handled it, according to The Local's survey.
