Helsingfors universitet säger upp 570 anställda och bolagiserar verksamheten. Sammanlagt ska personalen minskas med 980 personer före 2018, vilket motsvarar runt en åttondel av antalet anställda.

I Baerums kommun i Norge kommer vakter att placeras ut i närheten av en skola. Orsaken är att föräldrar till elever uttryckt oro över att en asylmottagning med plats för uppemot 550 personer ska öppna några hundra meter från skolan.

Some teachers report being ‘frightened and overwhelmed’ by pressure to support troubled pupils who do not meet the threshold for NHS care.

Thousands of students could be squeezed out of further education if plans for college closures and mergers go ahead, warns the National Union of Students.

Detroit, a US city in the state of Michigan where it is illegal for teachers to strike, has seen a wave of school closures, when large numbers of teachers have called in sick. Last week, 88 out of about 100 state schools in the city were shut for a day by teachers not coming in.

Schools in Shanghai will focus more on the arts under a revised curriculum. "We hope that our children will enjoy visiting theaters, galleries and museums after work to make their life more colorful when they grow up," Shanghai Vice Mayor Weng Tiehui said.

Pakistani authorities on Tuesday closed all the schools in the country's largest province, Punjab, following an alert over possible militant attacks, according to a government notice.

The New Schools Network wants to remove barriers to allow more faith groups to open free schools.

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To help widen access, universities must also give priority to pupils achieving A*s from underperforming schools, says education charity CEO.

Many schools in England are struggling to recruit head teachers, as attitudes to the job grow increasingly negative, a report warns.