Google just announced that its Apps for Education suite is now being used by more than 20 million students, faculty members, and staff worldwide. The company made this announcement in a blog post celebrating the upcoming World Teacher' Day on October 5.

Foreldrene mine gjorde alt de kunne for å kjempe min sak. Svært lite ble gjort med mobbingen, og jeg merket ingenting i praksis.

A Georgia county looks to the world's second-largest economy to fix its education system

Mobile phones have become a "frequent and distracting influence" in Scotland's classrooms following a sharp increase in the number of children bringing them to school, an official report has concluded.

If students can only focus for 15-minute intervals, shouldn't we devote precious class time to something more engaging?

The Education First initiative from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who attributes his successes to the transformative education he received in Korea, is refreshing for its recognition of the role of teachers.

A school in the United Kingdom that serves students with disabilities is distributing touch-screen devices to 120 students this year.

In South Korea, 64.9% of school teachers are women, and the imbalance is most evident in primary schools, where 76.2% of teachers are women. However, data show that high-ranking positions in education are dominated by men, with 15.5% of school-principal positions being held by women.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt vil reformere folkeskolen og skabe den dygtigste generation i danmarkshistorien. Kommunernes Landsforening jubler.

More officials in the Vista Unified School District in California are using social media to communicate with parents.

Some schools in Ohio are encouraging students to bring in their own technology -- such as cellphones, iPods and other electronic devices -- as long as they are used responsibly.

Teachers should take up leadership roles in the changed education system to earn the respect of the society as well as students, said Dr John Guy, senior education adviser of Cambridge international examinations (CIE), adding that the society no longer placed teachers on a high pedestal.