Sweden backtracking: backup textbooks to replace digital tablets

Since the widespread use of digital tools, the country has seen an increase in reading difficulties among young students. The rate of 10-year-olds who have difficulty reading has increased by 7% in five years, according to recent studies.

This alarming observation has led the authorities to rethink their pedagogical approach.
The Swedish Government has therefore allocated around EUR 58 million for the purchase of textbooks so that every pupil will now receive one book per subject. This decision has been the subject of much debate, but seems necessary to correct the course of the national education system.

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