Britain among small group of developed nations with growing class sizes, report shows.

China is restricting the use of facial recognition and some apps used to monitor students. The move comes after online critics expressed concern about student privacy.

Students at Chinese Foundation Secondary School in Siu Sai Wan hold silent protest on Wednesday morning. They say school board member warned them students and staff who join strikes will be expelled or dismissed, prompting school to issue clarification.

Government returns to pre-2012 policy that Theresa May called ‘too generous’.

National Audit Office says the system incentivises schools to be less inclusive.

Eight in 10 special educators are white, but some teacher-preparation programs are working to make the field more diverse.

Family members of Hong Kong police pressure education bureau to set up a ‘teacher complaints council’.

Demand for tertiary education continues to rise, but its further expansion will only be sustainable if it matches the supply of graduates with labour market and social needs and gives them the skills required to navigate the future, according to a new OECD report.

The 2019 edition of Education at a Glance includes a focus on tertiary education with new indicators on tertiary completion rates, doctoral graduates and their labour market outcomes, and on tertiary admission systems, as well as a dedicated chapter on the Sustainable Development Goal 4. (pdf)

Unga svenskar är, internationellt sett, välutbildade. Men en akademisk examen väger inte lika tungt i Sverige som i många andra länder. Suget efter arbetskraft får studenterna att skjuta på studierna, eller hoppa av. Detta går att utläsa av årets upplaga av Education at a Glance.

Rani Bhati is a teacher on a mission, to get children in her community who have left school back into mainstream education. (webb-tv)

Most children in England will be heading back to school this week or even having their first day in class. But why does the school year start in September?