För sex veckor sedan började nioåriga Martha Payne från Argyll i Skottland att fotografera sin tråkiga skollunch och lägga ut bilderna på sin blogg. Det var så många som hittade till Marthas blogg att skolledningen surnade till, och Martha förbjöds att fortsätta.

Technology can be a powerful tool for helping close the communication gap between parents and schools. But for low-income, immigrant parents of school-age kids, just having access to the internet might not be enough.

Google and 3M give their employees sizeable chunks of time to work on their own projects with intriguing results... could the same idea work in schools? Yes says Matthew Bebbington and here's how.

A student's perception of the educators in his life is his reality, and it's this reality that really matters, explains Whole Child Programs director Sean Slade. Slade explains how to reach students flying under the radar and shares two examples of educators who built powerful connections with learners in their schools.

Det har inte blivit bättre. Så kan man sammanfatta Skolinspektionens syn på hur Rådaskolan i Mellerud fungerar. – Det handlar om allvarliga brister som i vissa fall sträcker sig tillbaks till inspektionen 2006, säger Peter Ekborg, avdelningschef på Skolinspektionen i Göteborg.

The next wave of standardized testing is here, measuring your kids in art, music, and phys ed. Is that even possible?

A school leader in England is calling on students to spend more time reading and less time using technology, such as computers, smartphones and television.

Science teacher Paul Anderson says video games teach kids that failure is okay — that it’s part of the learning process. “Trying something, failing, trying something again, that’s something we aspire to see in kids,” he says.

As students' use of social-networking sites increase, more educators are trying to figure out how to safely connect with students online.

As New Zealand seeks to cut education expenses, one principal is suggesting that teachers participate in professional development over the summer break rather than during the academic year.

A delegation from Finland recently visited South Korea to learn more about the country's high-performing education system. Former Finnish Education Minister Sari Sarkomaa praised the country's use of technology, including a plan to provide all students with tablet computers. However, she raised concerns over South Korea's long school days.

A headteacher on how getting your school on TV isn't necessarily a masterstroke of PR.