Here's what McTeacher's Nights are and why educators want them stopped.

The long-awaited decision on the plan by a Kent grammar school to build what it describes as a "satellite" school on another site has pushed the arguments about the rights and wrongs of a selective school system to the fore.

Some educators in Canada are seeking a higher bar for financial education in schools. Kyle Prevost, a high-school teacher and developer of a personal finance course, wants to see specific requirements for taking such courses rather than a plan to incorporate lessons into existing academic areas.

Schools are going back to basics and restoring traditional books amid fears they have been neglected in the rush for computerised learning.

Education officials in the Philippines are preparing to expand basic education by two years -- to 11th and 12th grades. The move is intended to help better prepare students for the workforce, but it has sparked criticism and protests among some groups.

The number of countries reaching gender parity in education continues to rise, but 62 million girls worldwide still are denied a basic education, according to a report from the UN's cultural agency UNESCO.

The number of students challenging results has soared - and so has the cost.

Pupils in England with special educational needs and disability are lost in a "fragmented" system following a series of changes, a charity says.

Ministers should reinstate compulsory work experience for pupils in English schools, business leaders have urged.

Belgian sexologist Goedele Liekens is on a mission to sort out prudish British sex education – and it’s now or never, she says.

Gender gap narrows but five-year-old girls lead in all early learning goals as more than a third of boys fall short in writing, government study shows.

The battle over national identity is being played out on children’s lunch plates. Is scrapping a pork-free option a victory for secularism – or just an example of religious intolerance?