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France

French teachers strike over reforms

Teachers in France went on strike on Tuesday and demonstrated against planned reforms. The country’s 840,000 teachers oppose to the plans, the unions

World

Student power: no longer a utopia?

This edition of Learning World looks at the benefits of giving students more decision-making powers in school: from selecting and rating teachers to having a real say in the curriculum

Spain

Esther Duflo wins Princess of Asturias Social Science prize

The 2015 Princess of Asturias Social Sciences prizewinner is French economist Esther Duflo. Born in 1972 in the relatively short time since clinching

World

The message of healthy food in schools

Can beating world hunger and developing food sustainability start at your own kitchen table? In this edition of Learning World we explore some

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Italy

Seven cities in Italy protest school reforms

Proposed by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi the so-called 'Good Schools' plan aims to fix the country's schools but critics see the changes as unfair.

World

UK election special: views from the British classroom

With elections fast approaching we bring you a special episode looking at some of the key policies and challenges facing education in Great Britain.

World

Three inspiring teachers from around the world

This edition of Learning World looks at three people who have entered the world of education on a mission: save the children.

Spain

Spain: Teacher killed by 'pupil armed with crossbow'

A teacher has died at a school in Spain after allegedly being attacked by a 13-year-old pupil armed with a crossbow and a knife. Reports suggest the

World

Open spaces, open minds: the benefits of learning outside the confines of school

A school is much more than bricks and mortar. Indeed, some education establishments claim to be much better places of learning for not having walls

Chile

Chile students on the streets again

Students in Chile have returned to the streets to demand education reforms and denounce political corruption. The government under President Michelle

Sierra Leone

Back to school for Sierra Leone students in wake of Ebola outbreak

Students have been heading back to schools in Sierra Leone, nine months after classes were cancelled because of the Ebola outbreak. It is seen as a

Culture news

Once Erasmus, forever Erasmus

Michael Dilissen is one of millions of young Europeans to have benefited from the EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme, and who could now build on

World

Dare to care: how teachers impact on the wellbeing of students

A teacher’s role in their students’ lives can be much more than educational. While they can be generally inspirational to young minds they can also

World

Mind, body and soul: holistic approaches to learning

How can sports help people not only to be physically fit but also to become socially empowered and successful? How can meditation improve learning in

World

Frontier challenges: crossing borders to get an education

Whether it’s travelling across physical borders or crossing a cultural divide, some students around the world undertake difficult journeys to get an

India

Reaching new heights: Parents in India scale walls to 'help students cheat'

Cheating in school exams in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has, quite literally, reached new heights. Videos have emerged of people scaling the

World

Cash-strapped Greece struggles to meet education challenge

How is education in Greece surviving the country’s tough austerity measures? What are the new government’s plans? And how can Greece tackle the issue

India

Unbelievable cheating: Relatives of India students scale building to pass answers

World

More than a feeling: the benefits of multisensory learning

Traditional approaches to education rely mainly on two of our senses – seeing and hearing. But new experimental methods involving all five have been

Germany

Germany reverses headscarf ban for Muslim teachers

Today Germany’s highest court will lift the ban on headscarves for teachers, correcting a 2003 verdict. It follows an appeal made by two female