Psychology teacher Marc Smith explores the behavioural psychology behind rewards and profiles the research that suggests costly incentives schemes don't work in schools.

Instead of projecting calm, the schools reflected what had happened in the rest of the country during the summer: the fighting had grown worse and the routines of daily life more dangerous.

Kun halvdelen af folkeskoleeleverne finder undervisningen spændende og interessant, viser en ny undersøgelse. Tankevækkende, siger undervisningsministeren, der lover mere IT og fysisk aktivitet.

The Chicago teachers have called off their strike after seven days as members of the union vote on a proposed contract hammered out in tough negotiations. Who won? Was it Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel or the union?

Fackliga representanter för 29 000 lärare i Chicago röstade på torsdagen för en återgång till arbetet efter en veckas strejk som hindrat 350 000 barn att gå till skolan.

Succé ger succé, resonerar rektorn på Louis le Grand-gymnasiet i Paris. Hit lockar man högpresterande utländska elever att studera vid franska skolor för att på så sätt få upp kunskapsnivån på landets gymnasier.

Following a high-profile teachers' strike in the US, the writer of this opinion piece suggests that the US could learn a lot from how officials in other countries work with their teachers' unions.

A school in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is using Facebook's timeline feature to help teach history lessons.

Turning around a struggling school takes more than just programs implemented on campus, according to the Turning Around Low-Performing Schools Project, which is tracking turnaround efforts at 750 such schools.

Video games represent a diverse, exciting and potent media form, and they offer fresh possibilities as digital learning tools.

Researchers have determined that teachers' expectations for their students affect almost every aspect of instruction and can determine whether students succeed.

Det går i ball med tall for nye lærer- og økonomistudenter. De skårer i snitt 41 og 31 prosent på en test fra pensum i ungdomsskolen.