Universitetene trenger ledere med solid forskningsbakgrunn, men det betyr ikke at de må være valgt, skriver Nils Chr. Stenseth, Universitetet i Oslo.

Why do so many Chinese students choose US universities?

Education is the most effective challenge to violent extremism, said the incoming head of Oxford University.

Officials in France are seeking to use reforms to improve equity in education, but some teachers and parents suggest the changes may increase the educational divide. One concern is that schools would gain greater autonomy over lessons, which some say could create more differences across the system.

The students in Shanghai are outperforming their peers in other countries in basic skills by a vast margin, according to Andreas Schleicher, director of education and skills at the OECD, who shared the data during a recent education briefing.

Some students in Hong Kong are using their time after school to learn computer coding at a private learning centre called First Code Academy. The lessons are aimed to prepare students for jobs that require programming skills.

Many students in Zimbabwe report being shut out of educational opportunities because their families cannot afford school fees. The fees have drawn protests and requests for schools to return grant programmes.

There is a dramatic decline in maths skills between Year 4 and Year 8 in New Zealand, according to a recent study. The data show that older students have difficulty with fractions, decimals, percentages and pro-numerals.

Trust calls for government to test ways to improve progress as survey finds ‘missing talent’ of children whose results fall between key stage 2 and GCSE.

Oppositionen går hårt åt det nya finska regeringsprogrammet där både utbildning och barnfamiljer drabbas av besparingar medan försvaret får mer pengar.

Burlington Danes i västra London var för åtta år sedan en skola i fritt fall. Då fick Sally Coates uppdraget att förändra skolan. Med radikala grepp lyckades hon vända på utvecklingen. Nu är skolan ”outstanding” enligt engelska inspektionen Ofsted.

What’s the secret of the enlightened gender mix in the city where two-thirds of secondary heads are women?