Arabiska blir obligatoriskt ämne i israeliska skolor från och med sjätte klass, fastslog landets parlament på onsdagen. Knesset röstade enhälligt för förslaget, men det ska nu granskas i ett utskott innan parlamentet röstar en andra gång om saken.

Regeringens finanslovsudspil indebærer en decideret ødelæggelse af Danmarks almene gymnasier. Besparelserne er så radikale, at de svarer til, at et gymnasium som Virums skal fyre knap 20 af sine 100 lærere, skriver Jan Maintz er gymnasielærer og skribent.

Der er kvalitetsforskel på landets gymnasier, viser tal fra Dansk Erhverv. Gymnasieformand kritiserer analyse.

Scores dropped in math for the first time since the tests began in the early 1990s.

Teachers' unions are warning that teacher shortages are costing schools hundreds of millions of pounds in temporary supply staff.

The UK's data watchdog reassures schools that they can continue using cloud services despite contrary advice from an IT chief.

Dansk Erhverv har analyseret gymnasiernes løfteevne, og den afslører store forskelle mellem skolerne. Gymnasier kan bruge den til at lære af hinanden, mener undervisningsministeren.

Obama is calling for a 2 percent cap on standardized testing.

Britain and China recently have partnered to learn about each other's approach to education. Officials say the efforts have sparked calls for Britain to boost maths education, while educators in China have learned about the importance of soft skills.

Women have gained in terms of education and life span in the past 20 years, but millions of women remain illiterate, says a report from UN Women. Other findings: Women are choosing to marry at a later age, and domestic violence remains an issue.

Ny KORA-rapport analyserer tiltagene for højt­begavede skoleelever. Det, der virker bedst, er at tage dem ud af deres normale skoleklasse et par timer om ugen til særlig undervisning på højt niveau.

A new wave of huge schools is planned to add places without new buildings. But there are fears the most vulnerable pupils could suffer.