Editing Bø, Telemark (section)

==Education==
In 1923 the county of Telemark decided to start a secondary school in [[Bø, Midt-Telemark|Bø]], the equivalent of today's middle school or "ungdomsskole", called "Telemark Realskole". At this time secondary schools mostly existed in the larger towns and cities, and most youngsters ended their schooling after 7 years around the time they became teenagers. It was the county's intention to expand this school to a high school as soon as practically possible. This happened in 1947, and the school's name was "Telemark Offentlige Landsgymnas". The existence of this school made it possible to establish Telemark College (''Distriktshøgskulen i Telemark''), which evolved into [[Telemark University College]].