Inspired by the optimism of school leaders in Chile, Kathryn Riley is gathering thoughts of hope about the future of education. What do you want from your leaders? And what is the place of school in the lives of young people?

Over the past few years teachers have borne the brunt of the blame for the challenges facing the nation's public schools. But in a scathing op-ed in Salt Lake City's Deseret News, Teresa Talbot, claims "the main problem with our education system today is not what is taught, where it is taught, by whom it…

Alasdair Blackwell of Decoded explains the benefits of learning to write computer code and argues that all children should be taught programming in primary schools.

In a recent post on the ASCD EDge professional networking community for educators, member Jennifer Tuzzeo emphasizes that many new educators are entering classrooms without the practice and training they need to be successful.

Whether you're looking for an icebreaker for the first day of school, a current-events discussion starter, a warm-up activity for a debate or a role-play activity for history or English, these theater-based exercises can work in the classroom, say the writers of this article.

Students in Martina Graham's eighth-grade English class at Anne Chesnutt Middle School recently had a discussion about homelessness without saying a word. The debate was on Edmodo, a social media network that Cumberland County schools started using in November. The site is similar to Facebook, but teachers can moderate everything that happens.

Twitter and Facebook might soon replace traditional professional development for teachers. Instead of enduring hours-long workshops a few times a year, teachers could reach out to peers on the Internet in real time for advice on things like planning a lesson, overcoming classroom management problems, or helping students with disabilities.

Norska lärare ska få utbildning i antirasism, för att bättre kunna förebygga "antisemitism, rasism och odemokratiska attityder".

Ett 60-tal skolor i Chiles huvudstad Santiago är föremål för en utredning efter rapporter om sexuella övergrepp mot elever, rapporterar BBC.

A recent analysis of 23 years of studies on children's play has found that although children have less time for play today than they did 25 years ago, their play is more imaginative than ever. Highly imaginative children show more creativity and better coping and problem-solving skills than other children.

I Los Angeles skoldistrikt räknas över 900 000 elever in. Tre fjärdedelar av dem är ”latinos” med rötter i Latinamerika, dessutom ofta från fattiga hem i utsatta områden. Hollywood High School är en trygg tillflyktsort för ungdomarna som kan visa upp bra studieresultat.

Jo højere sygefravær blandt lærerne, desto dårligere karakterer får skolens elever, viser en ny rapport. Men analysen holder slet ikke vand, vurderer en professor i statistik. Danmarks Lærerforening kalder rapporten for makværk.