Beväpnade män stormade på torsdagsmorgonen ett universitet i östra Kenya, 20 mil från gränsen till Somalia. Minst 14 personer har dödats och 30 skadats.
Two schools in widely differing, but neighbouring areas of Lancashire illustrate the flaws of thinking the problems of one community are faced by all, says Sanchia Berg.
Computer coding topped the list of sought-after skills for more than 90% of high-school and university students in Indonesia who participated in a recent survey. A majority -- more than 70% -- of the students also said they would welcome coding as part of the regular school curriculum.
The gender gap in reading is huge. And it's biggest in Finland, home to students who are internationally renowned for performing well on standardized tests.
Alan Milburn, the chair of the social mobility and child poverty commission in England, is suggesting paying top teachers 25% more to encourage them to work in schools in disadvantaged areas. The move, he says, would help reduce the achievement gap among low-income students and their peers.
I Finland har arbetsmiljöforskare och ett fackförbund för lärare utvecklat gemensamma rutiner och formulär för att anmäla hot och våld i skola och förskola.