The Liberals want to stop personal computers and iPads in schools after the Pisa survey

Yesterday, Sweden and the world took part in the disappointing figures from the latest Pisa survey, which shows a global decline in fifteen-year-olds' skills in reading, mathematics and science.

All Nordic countries lose and 22 out of 26 EU countries worsen their results.

In Sweden, every fourth fifteen-year-old has difficulty reading properly.

Reading in particular is singled out as a fundamental explanation for the Pisaraset in the other subjects as well because it affects the students' ability to read instructions and understand the task.

The Liberals talk about a "screen pandemic", and already on Wednesday morning, party leader Simona Mohamsson presented new measures to remove the negative impact that she believes smartphones and computers have on schoolwork.

Now the party wants to completely stop the personal computers and iPads that students use in school today.

They will therefore no longer be given their own computer or tablet to freely dispose of, what are called one-to-one solutions, if the Liberals get their way.

- Since children already spend large parts of their everyday lives in front of screens, school must be a counterweight, says Simona Mohamsson.

It is unreasonable to give children and young people another screen to freely dispose of, considering what we know about their impact today, she believes.

The Liberals have also taken the initiative for a party conversation between the group leaders in the Riksdag's education committee due to the falling PISA results.

Before the next term, the party also promises to work to ensure that children have at least 60 minutes of reading every school day, that there should be one school book per student and subject, that a 15-year age limit for social media be introduced and that leisure time should be completely screen-free.