Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union in England have supported a plan to go on strike following news that Education Secretary Michael Gove intends to cut 1,000 jobs - about 25% of the department. Opponents, however, say the cuts are politically motivated and are a precursor to cuts across other government agencies.

In this commentary, V.K. Madhavan, who has worked in the nonprofit sector for two decades, writes about the criticism of schools' reliance on para-teachers in certain parts of the country. Such teachers - also known as contractual teachers - are opposed by the teachers union and others over complaints they do not benefit students.

Teach For America is an organization that recruits new college graduates, gives them five weeks of training in a summer institute and then places them in some of America’s neediest schools, with only a two-year commitment.

Hundrevis av norske elever i grunnskolen og videregående skole tar bilder av sine anmerkninger i orden og oppførsel, og legger de offentlig ut på nettet.

Både Høyre og Frp mener spesialundervisningen i norsk skole må legges om.

Kunnskapsminister Kristin Halvorsen (SV) er ikke nådig mot Facebook-publiseringen av lærernes elevanmerkninger.

Elever skryter av anmerkninger de får på skolen og henger ut lærerne sine på Facebook. - Nettet har ingen grenser lenger, sier ekspert.

The Guardian Teacher Network has a wealth of resources to help students understand the current conflict in Mali.

Venstre bifalder Finansministeriets brev til landets gymnasierektorer, hvor skolerne opfordres til ikke at indgå lokale aftaler om arbejdstid med deres lærere.

As the debate about "posh prejudice" rages, the men who will lead the independent schools sector over the next two years enter the fray and launch a robust defence of the values of private schooling.

I et brev til landets gymnasierektorer påpeger Finansministeriet, at skolerne ikke skal indgå lokale aftaler om arbejdstid med deres lærere, selvom det står i den nye overenskomst.

Millions of Chinese sacrifice heavily for their children’s education, but as college graduates saturate a slowing job market, the security they seek is increasingly elusive.