A decline in students entering secondary school has led The Professional Teachers Union in Hong Kong to seek smaller Form One class sizes. The union has said a strike is possible if the classes are not reduced. The Education Bureau has pledged to maintain its policy of sustaining schools and teachers.

A recent report finds schools in England often do not work together to ensure students can continue learning the same foreign language when they move from primary to secondary school. The British Council and CfBT Education Trust report 27 procent of secondary schools guarantee primary students can continue their language instruction.

In Pakistan, officials have taken steps to glorify democratic leaders in textbooks - rather than the regimes of former dictators. A committee tasked with taking up textbook revisions is aiming to reflect national consensus in textbooks, according to Fateh Muhammad Burfat, a committee member, rather than address controversy.

Tovshøjskolen i Gellerup ved Aarhus er nu en ren to-sproget skole. Professor i pædagogik Niels Egelund mener, at skolen bør lukkes.

More than 13,000 teachers go on strike affecting hundreds of schools across Wales in a row over pay and conditions.

Schools face closure as National Union of Teachers leads walkout in continuing row over pay and conditions.

Utbildningssystemet är ett av det syriska krigets många offer. Mer än tre miljoner barn beräknas ha missat stora delar av sin skolgång i det tre år långa inbördeskriget. Skolvärlden har besökt flyktinglägret al-Jabali i Jordanien, där läraren Jamal Shahadeh kämpar för barnens chans att komma i kapp.

It's time to wake up to the danger of the potential disappearance of modern foreign languages in our schools and universities, says Tony McAleavy

Michael Gove should realise that his reforms will last longer if he and teachers listen to each other – and co-operate.

Almost one in four primary schools in England have no teachers with a language qualification higher than GCSE, new research suggests.

Globally and in the U.S., Clinton calls for more focus on those who need postsecondary training but not necessarily a four-year degree. She endorses online education, but with some cautions.

More than three-quarters of pupils at City of Leeds secondary do not have English as their mother tongue.