Flere hundrede folkeskoler har akut mangel på lærere, der er uddannet i de fag, de underviser i. Derfor undervises børnene en stor del af tiden af lærere, der mangler kvalifikationer.

Lærerstreiken er ødeleggende for norsk skole, og det er ikke fornuftig å kreve så rigid arbeidstid som KS vil ha, mener professor Thomas Nordahl.

Mere end hver tredje elev i aldersgruppen fem til otteårige har smartphones, tablets eller bærbare computere med i skole, viser en undersøgelse. Det er nødvendigvis ikke en negativ udvikling, mener ekspert.

I en stor, dansk undersøgelse har forskere spurgt over 5.500 gymnasieelever, hvordan undervisningen skal være, hvis den skal være perfekt.

Effective approaches to girls' education need to be developed and measured to determine which programmes have long-term effectiveness at the community level, Stephanie Psaki writes. Not every programme will work in every situation, but "the value of insight and intuition gained through work with girls and in their communities can't be overstated," she argues.

Japan is reporting its first increase in student absentees - those missing class for reasons other than health or economics - in six years. Officials say they will analyse data and release factors driving the increase in September.

Cyberbullying said to be a "significant" problem in Australia.

Shiza Shahid left her consulting job with McKinsey & Co. to help found the Malala Fund after her friend Malala Yousafzai, then 15, was shot in the head by the Taliban. Shahid focuses on working with the United Nations and other organisations to urge governments to provide universal education.

Rival ranking will focus on GCSE results as well as class size and extracurricular activities such as music and sport.

The universities of Belfast, St Andrews, Keele and Bath were all among the top for student satisfaction.

På måndagen gick den norska lärarstrejken in i fas två, och Utdanningsforbundet tog ut ytterligare 5 500 lärare i strejk. 132 skolor över hela landet berörs.

According to new government figures, exclusions are rising but what becomes of pupils who are banned over and over again?