Only one in three teaching students can identify US on a map, and half do not know where Pacific Ocean is, study finds.

Rising numbers of teenagers risk finishing school without a job, training place or university course because of a "worrying deterioration" in the standard of careers guidance, according to MPs.

England's Labour education spokesman, Stephen Twigg, suggested recently that schools recruit more former armed-services personnel to mentor students and model schools after army cadet forces to help teach students about character and discipline.

Den tyska utbildningsministern och hedersprofessorn Annette Schavan, 57 år, riskerar att bli av med sin doktorstitel på grund av plagiat.

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria is seeking a greater focus on the professional standards of teachers in the country -- a move officials say will greatly improve student achievement

Israel has unveiled a new merit-pay system for teachers, in which educators are eligible for bonuses based on "achievements in learning," "social achievements," and "achievements in values" by schools.

In Zamfara, Nigeria, officials are seeking to increase the quality of science and maths teachers, in part through additional training.

Among the challenges in Egypt's education system is its traditional central authority that often leaves local school leaders turning to national leaders for assistance.

The percentage of students at public high schools who graduate on time has reached its highest level in nearly 40 years, according to the most recent federal government estimates released Tuesday.

A primary headteacher in a deprived area writes about the troubled lives of her pupils.

Heavy use of websites like Twitter and Facebook has led to teenagers losing the art of essay writing, a leading Cambridge don has warned.

Autonomy for schools is all very well, argues Estelle Morris, but local schools also need each other.