Next year, all primary schools must teach pupils that different types of families exist. It is a great step forward for society, writes Paul Twocock, director of campaigns, policy and research at Stonewall.

Hur ser ett klassrum ut i Afghanistan? Vad har en afghansk elev med sig för erfarenheter från skoltiden i hemlandet? 19-åriga Najmeh Payanzadeh berättar om sin skolgång, kantad av våld och flykt, men också glädje. Hör också Pia Karlsson, Sveriges främsta expert på Afghanistans skolsystem. (webb-tv)

I Norge kommer idag stark kritik mot mediebolaget NRK. Det visar sig nämligen att public service-företaget, med hjälp av falska nyheter, medvetet har försökt att manipulera ett skolval i en gymnasieskola.

Rural school districts are struggling to recruit and keep teachers, including one Wisconsin district where a fifth-grade teacher position was vacant for an entire year. University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Peter Goff has studied the issue and says districts can boost retention by establishing strong support systems, increasing teacher pay and prioritizing school leadership.

Religious exemptions for vaccinations are no longer available. With the start of the school year, some parents face a reckoning.

'Stark statistics on poverty should be enough for all to sit up and take action,' charity says.

Mary Reid, assistant professor at University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, worries math tests for all new teachers could lead to fewer visible minorities entering the profession.

Women will teach 13.5 percent of young boys in Saudi primary schools for the first time, improving the quality of education and making more efficient use of space in school buildings.

More than half of the world's 7.1 million refugee children between the ages of 5 and 18 are not enrolled in formal education because of school shortages, overcrowded classrooms and a lack of qualified teachers in host countries, a report from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warns.

Commemorating the start of World War II, German educators have reiterated their commitment to the initiative on disarmament and peace education recently adopted by Education International and its affiliates.

More schools in England are setting up food banks to help feed their pupils' families, according to the biggest school governors' organisation.

Survey shows majority oppose baseline assessment, which is being trialled in half of schools.