Christopher Pyne, an education spokesman in Australia, is seeking to abandon the child-centered instruction that has dominated teaching in the country in recent decades, Daniel Hurst writes in this commentary.

De danske skoleelever skal være dygtigere. Og derfor skal de have flere timer i skolen. Det siger undervisningsminister Antorini. Men det passer bare ikke. Man får ikke dygtigere elever af at give dem flere timer. Det konkluderer den forskning, Antorini bruger til at underbygge sine argumenter for en skolereform, som lægger op til flere undervisningstimer.

En lockout truer eleverne, der skal til afgangseksamen til sommer.

The education minister is providing extra millions to help schools and education services with financial problems.

Teachers' pay should be linked to pupils' exam grades because test scores are the most effective way of judging staff performance, research suggests.

Poor children are increasingly changing schools mid-year and putting their education at risk, suggests a study.

Independent school headmaster leaves post after he is caught including an insulting coded message in the school newsletter.

A laptop distribution effort in Peru may not have led to the anticipated uptick in students' academic achievement, according to a recent study.

A mandatory training course for Indonesian teachers designed to ensure their "mastery of the concepts and principles underlying the new curriculum" introduced in the country this year may not provide practical knowledge needed to implement the new curriculum, Setiono Sugiharto, an associate professor at Atma Jaya Catholic University, writes in this opinion article.

Arbeidstidsforhandlingene for 52.000 danske lærere brøt sammen natt til onsdag. I ettermiddag varslet arbeidsgiverorganisasjonen KL lockout fra 1. april.

Lærere fra Sølvgades Skole deler materiale ud til forældre om mindre forberedelsestid og tvungen heldagsskole. "Det handler om kvaliteten med børnene," siger tillidsmand.

Fyra pojkskolor i Pakistan har sprängts i den senaste i en rad talibanattacker mot skolor. Ingen skadades i attackerna i Mohmand-distriktet, där talibanerna vid det här laget uppges ha förstört över hundra skolor.