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Sal Khan's non-profit online school began with free maths classes for his cousins

The non-profit Khan Academy now provides thousands of online classes for people around the world

USA

Watch: Sesame Street tackles US opioid addiction crisis

The show will tell the story of the puppet Karli, whose mother is battling addiction. There are 5.7 million children under 11 living with a parent with a substance abuse problem in the US.

Living

Spanish university builds eco-campus for students to learn outside

The University of Malaga partners with Ecosistema Urbano to design open, outside classrooms for students.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Why better adult education in the UK could be key to solving the wounds opened by Brexit ǀ View

If there is a single lesson to take away from the referendum result, it’s that large swathes of the country have been ignored, and that the opportunities available to them aren’t up to scratch.

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Green News

Would you go to university to become a social media influencer?

The course promises instafamous influencers as guest speakers will give its students the edge.

United Kingdom

World's first vagina museum to open in London in November

Its aim will be to educate visitors about female genitals while fighting stigma surrounding them.

Spain

History of the Roma community to be taught in Spanish schools

Spain's education minister has announced that the history of the Roma people will be incorporated into schools' curriculums.

World News

Euroviews. The G7 should deliver progress, not promises, on gender equality ǀ View

Most countries in the world limit the economic opportunities of women by law. More than 100 countries even exclude women in particular from obtaining certain jobs. There are 18 countries, where it is legal for men to forbid their wives to work at all.

Finland

Watch: Purpose-built primary school is designed to combat stress

The school is publicly funded and was created with the help of designer Margit Sjöroos.

United Kingdom

Rochester Cathedral turns medieval nave into mini-golf course

The "play and pray" initiative is aimed at attracting a younger audience.

Angola

Insight: The street children of Luanda

Insight: The street children of Luanda

Netherlands

Dutch school forced to close playground after noise complaints

A primary school in the Netherlands has been forced to close its part of its playground for the pupils after people living nearby complained about the noise.

USA

Florida principal reassigned after saying Holocaust was not "factual"

After furor and calls for his resignation, the Palm Beach County school board announced the principal would be moved to an administrative role.

United Kingdom

First British female medical students get degrees 150 years later

The "Edinburgh Seven" enrolled at university in 1869 but were prevented from graduating and qualifying as doctors after pressure and discrimination from their male peers.

Canada

Picture of Quebec education minister with Malala stirs controversy

The Canadian province recently adopted a law barring teachers and other civil servants from wearing religious symbols.

World

Will an Emirati businessman succeed in towing an iceberg to the UAE?

An Emirati businessman wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the Arabian Gulf.

World

Little inventors come up with big ideas in the UAE

Investing in inventors is how some countries in the Middle East and North Africa are looking to enrich and enhance their societies.

France

Hundreds of schools closed throughout France as temperatures top 40C

Hundreds of kindergartens and primary schools throughout France will remain closed until the end of the week as temperatures top 40C in many cities.

United Kingdom

Britain's top jobs dominated by private school elite — report

Britain’s most influential people are five times more likely to have been to a fee-paying school, according to research.

Poland

Watch: Aspiring mechanic shifts into top gear with 3D-printed arm

The prosthetic arm is the result of a project between Wawro's classmates and the E-Nable foundation, a community of volunteers who use their 3D printers to create free arms and hands for those in need.