‘Special classes’ have been created to help children who have fled war and poverty to catch up with their new peersGermany has recruited 8,500 people to teach child refugees German, as the country expects the number of new arrivals to soar past the million mark in 2015, Die Welt daily reported on Sunday.

Children as young as four already 'transitioning', says Susie Green, chair of Mermaids charity.

Parents generally look for features other than aesthetic ones at schools, but if you were going to choose on beauty alone, here are the best.

Shortages in key secondary subjects hit London and south-east hardest as house prices soar beyond salariesBritain’s leading expert on school recruitment has warned that a shortage of trainee teachers is reaching crisis levels in some of the most important subjects in the curriculum.

Here is veteran teacher Larry Ferlazzo’s annual list of education predictions for the coming year. Ferlazzo teaches English and Social Studies at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California.

Educators should take the same approach to teaching behavior expectations as they do with academic work, assistant principal Aaron Hogan writes in this blog post. He suggests educators set clear expectations, think of memorable ways to teach students those expectations and make plans to reteach the lessons.

Skolereformen dikterer mere motion i klasseværelserne, men der er stadig udfordringer. Pulsen skal op i 45 min. om dagen, men en stor kortlægning viser, at mange af folkeskolens ældste elever bevæger sig højst 15 min. dagligt i skoletiden.

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The Every Student Succeeds Act includes an additional $15 million for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, bringing funding for after-school and summer programs to $1.17 billion.

In this Education Update article, Chad Donohue writes, "with mounting pressure to fit in and navigate the school environment, students need teachers and administrators who are committed to lessening -- not increasing -- their burdens."

For at skaffe flere lærere til folkeskolen, så skal parterne forliges og finde løsninger, mener Claus Hjortdal.

Læreruddannelsen og folkeskolen skal have bedre vilkår, hvis man vil sikre sig mod lærermangel, lyder det.