The nation must act urgently to close the achievement gap between poor and privileged children by changing the way public schools are financed, improving teacher quality, investing in early-childhood education and demanding greater accountability down to the local school board level, according to a report issued by an expert panel.

Siden midten af 00erne er landets skoler blevet opdelt i indskoling, mellemtrin og udskoling, hvor lærerne udskiftes efter tre år. Men nu går nogle skoler væk fra modellen, fordi der er for mange skift.

At the end of January, State Duma Deputy and Just Russia leader Sergei Mironov gave a blistering speech in the Duma attacking a new draft curriculum for high school students.

Mindre studiestöd till studenter som bor hemma. Lägre uppräkning av studiebidraget. Stramare regler för den som väntar två år efter gymnasiet med sin högskoleutbildning.

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.