Barack Obama skickar 80 militärer till Tchad. Deras uppgift är att hjälpa till i sökandet efter de 276 skolflickorna som terrorgruppen Boko Haram kidnappade i april.
A profitable student loan market has fueled an arms race among colleges and universities, along with an astronomic rise in tuition that seeks to capture the student loan dollar through increasing fees.
Perceptions that maths and physics are niche and male dominated are putting students off studying them at A level, says Elizabeth Truss MP, who is backing a new campaign to address the "broken pipeline" from GCSE
Planned cuts to the Disabled Students Allowance could have a disastrous effect on individuals, say campaigners, and prevent some from going to university.
Light for the World, a group made up of European nongovernment organisations, wants millions of children with disabilities around the world to have an equal opportunity at education.
Chile President Michelle Bachelet is proposing to end state subsidies to for-profit schools and prevent government-backed kindergartens and primary schools from excluding students based on interviews or tests.
Saudi Arabia will spend more than £ 12.66 billion over five years on education, including teacher training and the construction of educational centres and nurseries, the state news agency reported.