A major supporter of the controversial academic standards, the Gates Foundation now says schools should wait two years before using Common Core tests to make "high-stakes" decisions.

Kursister på VUC bliver motiveret og engageret, når undervisningen tager udgangspunkt i virkeligheden og efterlader plads til bevægelse og variation. Det viser en ny undersøgelse fra Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut.

Regeringen, KL, LO og DA har indgået en ny firepartsaftale, der skal styrke integrationen af indvandrere og efterkommere på arbejdsmarkedet.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg lay out what they see as key British Values as Michael Gove announces plans for schools to actively promote Britishness in response to the "Trojan Horse" scandal.

Teachers have lobbied Parliament to highlight their concerns about changes to their pay, pensions and working conditions.

Four institutions in Ireland have partnered on a plan to create "a new form of postgraduate teacher education," in which trainees can take a hybrid course allowing them work in both primary and secondary schools. However, officials expect that teaching unions will oppose the proposal.

Careful selection of trainee teachers -- rather than professional development or advocating for educators to earn graduate degrees -- has the greatest impact on the quality of classroom teachers in Australia, according to economist Ken Gannicott. He points to high-performing countries, such as Singapore, which screen applicants for teaching colleges prior to admittance to ensure…

New South Wales, Australia will administer a new online exam in 2016 for teaching students, which will require them to show proficiency in maths and grammar. Education Minister Adrian Piccoli described the exam as difficult and complex, saying it was meant to ensure that high-quality teachers enter the state's classrooms.

President Barack Obama uttrycker stor frustration efter ännu en skolskjutning i USA och manar till nationell självrannsakan.

Nogle skoler har så højt fravær, at elever mister et års skolegang på et skoleliv.

Med tanke på de påkjenningene det er å lære en ny kultur å kjenne, med nye normer, et nytt klima, et nytt skolesystem, er det viktig at minoritetselever får sjanse til å lande, få trygghet og selvtillit, skriver kronikkforfatteren.

Der er i høj grad grund til at være bekymret over lærernes holdninger, mener professor i uddannelse.