If we have more of a market in higher education, brands will become more important, says Peter Scott – to the detriment of diversity.

Chief minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced Gujarat government's latest three-fold initiative in education to build one technically-sound model smart school, one environmentally conscious green school and one modern sports school in each district with people's participation in each district.

A student-founded group known as the Thailand Educational Revolution Alliance is seeking to do away with the country's "mechanistic" education system that is left over from its past military rule.

The number of students reported studying a second language at state primary schools in Victoria, Australia has dropped to its lowest level in five years despite ambitious state and federal targets to lift participation.

Sjuåringen var stökig under lektionerna. Skolan gömde honom därför bakom fanérväggar – som slöjdläraren skruvade upp runt hans skolbänk. Skolan ansåg att det var för elevens bästa, rapporterar den finländska tidningen Seura.

I den utdragna konflikten i södra Thailand riskerar skolpersonal livet varje dag. Sedan 2004 har drygt 150 lärare dödats på väg till, eller på, sitt arbete.  

Ett försök att introducera engelska som undervisningsspråk på franska universitet väcker en gammal polemik till liv i Frankrike. Det skriver Teresa Küchler i en krönika.

Dispute could lead to results being held back in eight institutions, as university accused of inciting resentment of academics.

A survey of school teachers by an anti-bullying organization found that only 41 percent of elementary teachers and 26 percent of junior-high teachers "are confident" that they could stop bullying if asked for help by their students.

Elever som är missnöjda med sina betyg har ingen objektiv instans att vända sig till. Det vill organisationen Danske Skoleelever, Danmarks motsvarighet till Sveriges elevråd, ändra på.

Will performance pay make it harder for struggling schools to attract top teachers? 

KOMMENTAR: Arbeiderpartiet maler fanden på skoleveggen med fortellinger fra privatskole-Sverige. Søsterpartiet Socialdemokraterna støtter fritt skolevalg og eiernes rett til utbytte.