USA Watch: Oscar-winning actor pleads for stricter US gun control laws McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children died in a school shooting last month. 08/06/2022
USA Texas shooting: 19 children and two adults dead at elementary school The assault at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas was the deadliest shooting at a US elementary school since Sandy Hook almost a decade ago. 24/05/2022
Germany Woman in hospital after armed suspect attacks a school in Germany The extent of the woman's injuries is unclear at this stage. 19/05/2022
Germany Boy, 16, arrested over alleged plot to attack local school "The police probably prevented a nightmare," said Herbert Reul, the interior minister of the regional state of North Rhine-Westphalia. 12/05/2022
USA ‘Libs of Tiktok’: Twitter account targets LGBT+ teachers in the U.S. A popular Twitter account with over `1 million followers is targeting teachers promoting LGBTQ+ rights and inclusive education in the U.S. 02/05/2022
Europe News Ukrainian school for refugee children launches in Brussels Another school will also be set up in Paris. 02/05/2022
Montenegro Montenegro shuts down schools after multiple reports of bomb threats Police have been deployed to schools to check for potential explosives, but none have so far been found. 27/04/2022
Russia Two children and teacher killed in shooting at Russian nursery school Authorities say another teacher was injured in the incident in the central town of Veshkayma. 26/04/2022
Climate Environmental journalists on what was missing from their schooling As the UK announces a new climate change GCSE, our team reveals what they wish they’d learnt at school. 21/04/2022
Green News Here's what 4 teenagers think about the UK's new climate change exam Exclusive or accessible? Here’s what young people feel about the new Natural History GCSE. 21/04/2022
Afghanistan Several killed and injured in explosions outside Kabul shcool Police said the blasts had targeted educational facilities in a mostly Shiite neighbourhood of Afghanistan's capital city. 19/04/2022
world news Greek school welcomes Ukrainian children who fled war "The Greek children offered gifts to their new classmates, paintings and all their love," said Athina Pirgaki, a teacher at the school in Athens. 18/04/2022
Afghanistan Dozens protest in Kabul, demanding the Taliban reopens girls’ secondary schools. "Why is it happening to them just because they're girls? Why can't they be studying? Why can’t they be learning?” 27/03/2022
France France's parliament approves new law criminalising school bullying Students or staff could face up to 10 years in prison for severe cases of school bullying under the new legislation. 24/02/2022
Germany Schools in western Germany to shut on Thursday amid storm warnings The education minister in North Rhine-Westphalia has urged parents to keep children at home due to high winds. 16/02/2022
Germany Hamburg school briefly closed after 'armed youth' seen near building A school in the German city of Hamburg was locked down by police after a gunman was seen nearby. 01/02/2022
France COVID-19: French teachers' unions call for renewed strike action The new strike on Thursday is a prelude to a "massive" nationwide walkout on January 27. 20/01/2022
Poland MPs back controlling schools to stop 'threats to children's morals' Critics say the law could reduce teaching on LGBT+ and reproductive rights. 14/01/2022
France French teachers strike over handling of 'catastrophic' COVID situation More than 10,000 school classes are closed in France as the country reports record-high daily infections. 13/01/2022
no comment Ugandan children back to school and vaccine in Nepal Schools in Uganda reopen nearly two years after learning was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic and schoolchildren given vaccine in Nepal amid Covid resurgence. 10/01/2022
no comment Panama vaccinates children against Covid-19 amid surge in cases Panama starts vaccinating children between the ages of five and eleven against Covid-19, in an effort to resume in-person learning at schools amid a new surge in cases. 08/01/2022
Greece Vigilantes abduct teacher during COVID checks at Greek school Three suspects have now been arrested over the "inconceivable" incident. 14/12/2021
Russia Russian teenager detonates explosive device outside Orthodox school Several people -- including the suspected bomber -- were wounded in the blast near the Russian capital. 13/12/2021
Biztech news School kids in Gaza City are getting lessons from a robot teacher The bot assistant is the “first of its kind” in the Palestinian enclave which has been under blockade since 2007. 03/12/2021
France France moves closer to punishing school bullying with prison sentences Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer has said that France has taken an "important step" to tackling bullying and harassment in schools. 03/12/2021
Cyprus Cyprus vows to protect schools after overnight bomb attack in Limassol Cyprus' education minister said he would work with police to prevent similar “common criminal acts”. 02/12/2021
