Worries about the declining academic performance of boys, a topic of increasing alarm this past decade, have intensified recently. It seems that boys are being judged both unduly harshly and leniently at school.

Good news for those who see school reform as a way to make big bucks: A new report says that the global education market is now worth $4.4 trillion and is set to grow a lot over the next five years.

Om Finland går in gör tvåspråkiga skolor måste bägge språkgrupper veta vad de vill med en sådan lösning. – Tvåspråkiga skolor är inte någon entydigt bra lösning för språkminoriteter, säger Fernand de Varennes, expert på minoritetsspråk, i en intervju för Åbo Underättelser.

Something needs to be done about teachers being bullied in schools, before too many lose the confidence to do the job.

Alle danske skoler skal ikke være heldagsskoler, siger lærernes formand og DF-ordfører i fælles kronik.

The government has published its plans to slim down the national curriculum followed by primary and secondary schools in England.

Jo mindre barnegruppene er, jo bedre sosial kompetanse har treåringene. "Treåringer som går i tradisjonelle småbarnsgrupper har høyere sosial kompetanse enn treåringer som går i aldersblandede grupper eller storebarnsgrupper", forteller forsker Ane Nærde ved Atferdssenteret i Oslo.

Students, teachers and union members take to Spain's streets on Thursday to protest against government plans for cuts to the public education system. (webb-tv)

For them to be included among the subjects on which schools' performance is measured, arts are less likely to be marginalised.

Plans in Israel to transition to 21st-century instruction include a pilot programme in which 100 elementary schools will begin using digital textbooks this year.

Officials in Edmonton, Alberta, are considering a new policy regarding students' assessments, which would allow students to be given zeros for their work.

A recent survey of teachers in the United Arab Emirates finds that many educators are reportedly more satisfied by their jobs and working conditions than in the past.