Står det til regeringen, skal de danske elever undervises godt 500 timer ekstra, end de bliver gennem hele folkeskolen i dag. Minimumstimetallet bliver i regeringens udspil til en reform af folkeskolen hævet.

An international education league table puts the UK among a leading group of countries headed by Finland and South Korea.

Hvis man er god til at analysere en novelle og læse en roman, klarer man sig også godt i fag som fysik, matematik og engelsk.

Teachers should integrate smartphones into daily classroom instruction, suggests teacher Jennifer Carey. In this blog post, Carey writes about how her students use smartphones to complete in-class polls, as e-readers for books and handouts, to do research and to conduct Google searches.

Teacher Michele L. Haiken in this guest blog post suggests three steps that new teachers can take to make connections outside of the classroom to support teaching and learning. Among the steps are to develop a Personal Learning Network by making online connections and joining professional organizations.

While the integration of technology in the classroom has been slow, there are signs that the adoption of tablets in K-12 education is speeding up, according to this analysis.

While many teachers wish to come out at school so they can be role models for pupils, there are still many issues around homophobic language and even lack of support from colleagues, Stonewall research reveals

The Guardian Teacher Network has resources this week to help pupils understand how the economy works, in the UK and globally.

Lärare i det oroliga södra Thailand ställer från och med tisdag in undervisningen i 321 skolor. Detta för att sätta press på myndigheterna att agera efter att flera lärare dödats av misstänkta islamistiska rebeller.

Headteachers' management skills should be independently scrutinised, 'for the good of the children', says Secret Teacher.

Hundratusentals kineser fyllde på söndagen skolor och universitet runtom i hela Kina, för att skriva det nationella prov som ger chans till en statlig anställning.

Extra-curricular activities take up a lot of time, but for Kevin Abbott they are a vital part of his economics and business studies teaching.