They empower and educate children, and help with social mobility. With public libraries also being closed, we need their school counterparts more than ever, writes Lucy Ivison, school librarian and children's author.

Local libraries are under threat from funding cuts, but the services they offer to children and schools are invaluable.

Ryska myndigheter sätter in specialfordon för att hjälpa barn till skolan, efter uppgifter om att barnen fått yxbeväpna sig för att hålla vargar och björnar borta.

I OECD-länderna har lärarnas grundlöner stigit måttfullt jämfört med 2005. I Finland har antalet år av arbetserfarenhet en tämligen liten betydelse för löneutvecklingen.

The news that Finland is abolishing teaching separate subjects has recently been an issue in the international press. Subject teaching is not being abolished although the new core curriculum for basic education brought some changes in August 2016.

Something is happening in Bhaumau - a rural village in India's populous state of Uttar Pradesh where parents spend most of their time working in agriculture and as day labourers.

En ny undersøgelse viser, at der ikke er så mange besparelser at hente ved at lave fælles skoleledelse.

Lack of tailored English classes and job opportunities prevent people fleeing to the UK from integrating for many years, a new study shows.

En 16-årig pojke har gått till attack med kniv i ett omklädningsrum på en skola i Utah, USA.Minst fem personer har skadats.Den misstänkte gärningsmannen har gripits, uppger polisen.

Færre forældre er utilfredse med folkeskolen. En del er dog stadig ikke glade for den lange skoledag. De må i dialog med skolen – frem for at skælde ud i medierne, mener skolelederne.

Parents and pupils alike know the importance of a good school headmaster or headmistress. They can lift or lower a school’s performance through their choice of staff and strategy and the standards they bring to bear, writes Mike Buchanan, head of Ashford School and chair of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC).

Part of our series exploring how the U.S will educate the nearly 5 million students who are learning English.