Upp till 90 procent av barnen i vissa större städer i Asien lider av närsynhet, skriver BBC News. Den dramatiska ökningen sätts i samband med de asiatiska skolbarnens hårda pluggande och den brist på dagsljus som detta resulterar i.

Teachers are backing plans to stop underperforming colleagues receiving pay rises as part of a drive to improve classroom standards, it emerged today.

Games have shown great promise for learning, but it’s not always easy to figure out the logistics of how to use them in class. Every student and teacher’s experience is unique and it takes time to calibrate and tinker to get the best out of the experience.

Plans are under way in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to adopt guidelines aimed at curbing bullying among students.

Schools in the provinces of Alberta and Nova Scotia in Canada have introduced a new programme that helps students handle conflict.

”Vår arbetstidsöverenskommelse främjar både kvaliteten i skolan och ger lärarna större frihet.” Orden kommer från det danska lärarfackets ordförande, Anders Bondo Christensen, som just nu gästar Lärarnas Riksförbunds kongress.

Grammar schools should be subjected to tough new targets amid claims too many academically-selective schools are "coasting", according to research.

In National Share A Story Month, storyteller Ed Wicke shares his ideas on how schools can make the most of author visits and top tips on how to get your pupils passionate about reading.

The extrovert ideal is perpetuated throughout education, how can teachers harness the positive features of the introvert personality at school? Author Susan Cain has made a loud splash with her new book Quiet – The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.

Maths lessons are seen as difficult, irrelevant and boring by about a third of teenagers, a survey suggests.

No longer relegated to experimental programs, digital games are becoming much more commonly used in classrooms across the country, according to a survey by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center released today.

Elementary computer teacher Mary Beth Hertz in this blog post writes about a "connection gap" among educators who are tapped into a larger community of colleagues, emerging trends and broad conversations about education reform through social media, and those who are not.