Teachers in New York City are using classroom pets to teach lessons about responsibility. Teachers say the pets - including mice, snakes and turtles - also help some students curb their behavioral issues, and the pets can help bridge the language gap with English-language learners.

Kerry Gallagher, a digital-learning specialist and a presenter at the International Society for Technology in Education 2016 Conference and Expo, in her address shared a road map for inspiring students to learn.

With a focus on equity, Estonia has quietly joined ranks of the global education elite.

Maths students should be taught broader concepts and fewer real-world examples, according to a report from the OECD. The international study found that 15-year-old students exposed to more pure maths instruction were at least two academic years ahead of peers who studied more applied maths.

Longer school days where teachers are free to plan extra sessions can improve students’ reading skills.

Should you apply to a struggling school? How can you get strong experience? We round up advice from our live chat for aspiring headteachers.

Fractions are notoriously tricky for many kids, but giving them real-world examples can help make abstract concepts more concrete.

Some schools are testing a wall-climbing robot designed to help students learn to code. The robot, created by Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, and its mobile app were recently tested by third-grade students at a Massachusetts school.

High school programs can accelerate disadvantaged teenagers.

Toxic stress is a barrier to learning, educators say, and often affects students living in poverty.

Serena Pariser, a national evaluator for Schools of Character and a former Teacher of the Year, suggests schools could adapt the concept of a kindness meter used in a California community. In this blog post, she outlines how the concept could support the development of social-emotional skills among students.

By effectively explaining the negative effects of bullying to children, educators and parents can help break the cycle. Rosie Dutton, a teacher who visits schools in Birmingham, England to teach about mindfulness, found a fantastic way to demonstrate the effects of bullying by using two apples.