Magdalena Andersson (S) has really screwed up the rhetoric about the profits of independent schools since she took over as party leader and prime minister.
Under the slogan "take back the democratic control over welfare", the free school system is described as the explanation for most things that have gone wrong in the school area.
- The result of the marketing is clear, increased segregation and larger gaps between people.
Swedish school has become a warning example, said Magdalena Andersson at a press conference in early February.
Going to storms against for-profit actors in school is a grateful election issue for the Social Democrats.
There is widespread skepticism about schooling among voters, even on the right.
According to a Sifo poll from January, eight out of ten voters want to either ban or limit winnings.
A battle for the so-called market school also paves the way for a clearer left-right conflict, which favors S more than a polarization along the cultural value dimension.
Making the profits the big school issue is also a way to focus from lack of study peace and low school results to a school market that the red and blue architects behind the independent school system did not see coming.
Wants to show firmness of principle
But how credible is it to promise profit limits in election after election but not succeed in realizing politics?
If you ask the Social Democratic strategists, it is not a disadvantage, on the contrary.
It is intended to show that the party is principled and tries to do something about the lack of equality that is believed to be a result of the independent school system.
Next week, the government's proposal for lower school fees for independent schools will be voted down in the Riksdag.
And the following week, the Riksdag will say no to scrapping today's queuing system.
Another charged issue that has encountered patrols from the bourgeois parties and SD is the introduction of a principle of openness for independent school companies.
Here is a ready-made proposal that the government has chosen to put in the drawer because the Riksdag has already said no once.
And the question is how the changes can become a reality next term.
Expect a hot school debate
By all accounts, Magdalena Andersson will need the Center Party if she is to be able to continue as Prime Minister.
And now the Social Democrats hope that the Liberals' ongoing shift in position regarding independent schools will also make C change.
This weekend, Johan Pehrson (L) proposed a new set of rules for independent schools in order to be able to limit profits, among other things.
But from C, there is still a clear no to go in from a political point of view and reduce the school companies' opportunity to distribute profits.
However, schooling is not the only school issue that deserves attention.
As SVT's review has shown, one in four teachers changes jobs every school year.
The response from the parties regarding the teachers' situation is usually increased teacher salaries.
This is also the case this time, six of the eight parties in the Riksdag answer yes to the question of whether state money should be invested in raising wages.
Today, there is also a relatively broad consensus regarding grade age and the importance of order.
All in all, this means that the issue of profit is one of the few school issues where there is a clear party-separating conflict, which is often required for an issue to determine the choice of party.
Therefore, expect a heated debate about the future of independent schools before the autumn elections.
Quick answers: Should independent schools be allowed to make a profit?
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