More than 6 in 10 students with disabilities spent at least 80% of the school day in mainstream classrooms in 2013 - up from about 50% in 2004, according to a report from the US Department of Education.
På grund av ett sparbeting på 1,4 miljarder danska kronor i forskningsbudgeten kommer Köpenhamns universitet tvingas göra sig av med 532 anställda. Det rör sig om personal som undervisar, om forskare samt om personal som arbetar med service och administration.
Lärarassistenter skulle kunna frigöra mer tid för lärarna att fokusera på undervisning. I Danmark har de redan hittat en lösning: Skolbibliotekarien kliver in och avlastar både i planering och i klassrummen.
The achievement gap among some ethnic minority groups in Britain is narrowing, according to a report by the Social Market Foundation's Commission on Inequality in Education. Data show improvement among Chinese, Indian, Black African and Bangladeshi students.
Childhood obesity is a global challenge that must be addressed with help from the education sector, assert Dr. Sania Nishtar and Sir Peter Gluckman, leaders of the World Health Organization's Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity.