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Doha summit cautions against tech-driven schooling

Global education systems are falling behind the pace of technology, and leaders meeting in Doha warned that classrooms are changing faster than schools can cope.

Earth News

Cyprus schoolchildren lead the way in environmental protection

The programme is starting to deliver results, with Cyprus school children at the forefront of the effort

USA

US court rejects Jones' appeal of $1.4bn Sandy Hook defamation ruling

The US Supreme Court upheld a $1.4 billion judgement against Alex Jones for his Sandy Hook hoax claims, rejecting his appeal. Jones' bankruptcy and asset liquidation continue.

Europe News

85 million children worldwide do not attend school, UNICEF says

Children not attending schools, primarily in countries with active war zones, is a critical issue this World Teacher's Day.

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Europe in Motion

School aid: These are the least and most generous countries in the EU

Families face increasing education costs while public spending across the EU is falling.

Economy

Back to school: New or second-hand school supplies?

Every year the return to school means a significant outlay for families. Many families look for alternatives to save on school expenses in September. Second-hand purchases are a sustainable option and increasingly popular.

Earth News

Vatican to open ecological education centre inspired by Pope Francis

The Vatican's first-ever vocational school aims to offer on-site training in sustainable gardening, organic winemaking, and olive harvesting.

Europe in Motion

School costs rising faster than inflation: Who pays most in Europe?

As children return to school, European families are once again bracing for a very expensive September with education costs on the rise for school items and textbooks.

USA

Minnesota shooter 'obsessed' with idea of killing children, police say

Acting US Attorney Joe Thompson said videos and writings the shooter left behind show that the shooter "expressed hate towards almost every group imaginable.”

USA

What do we know about the Minnesota school shooting suspect Robin Westman?

Westman, 23, died at the scene from a self-inflicted injury after allegedly killing two children in an armed attack on Wednesday morning.

Europe News

Gunman planned Austrian school shooting that killed 10, police say

A 21-year-old in Graz planned and executed a deadly school shooting, killing 10 and injuring 11. A farewell letter and non-functional pipe bomb were found at his home.

Europe News

Bag searches won't solve school violence in France, unionist says

Following the fatal stabbing of a school assistant in France, a teaching unionst tells Euronews that mindsets around youth violence must change.

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Austria mourns victims of Graz school shooting

Hundreds gathered in Graz’s main square on Tuesday evening for a candlelit vigil, mourning the ten victims of a school shooting that shook Austria’s second-largest city.

Europe News

Austria's gun laws come under scrutiny after 10 die in school shooting

A debate about gun laws in Austria is gathering pace after a 21-year-old former student killed 10 in a shooting at a school in Graz on Tuesday.

Europe News

Former student said to be gunman who killed 10 in Graz school shooting

10 people were killed and several others were injured in a high school shooting in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday. The perpetrator, who has been identified as a 21-year-old former student, also died.

Europe News

Danish PM calls for full-face veil ban in educational institutions

Mette Frederiksen said on Thursday she was seeking to extend the 2018 niqab ban to educational institutions and remove prayer rooms, citing concerns about social control and oppression.

World

Aide to Ukraine's pro-Russian ex-leader Yanukovych shot dead in Madrid

Andriy Portnov, a former adviser to Ukraine's pro-Russian former President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead outside an elite American school in Madrid.

Europe News

Finland to restrict the use of smartphones during the school day

Students have displayed mixed receptions to the new rule, with some welcoming it, agreeing with the government that phones can often become a distraction in class, while others believe the new measure displays a lack of trust in pupils.

USA

Four children killed after car crashes through Illinois building

The victims at the YNOT After School Camp are believed to range in age from four to 18, police said.

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Israeli airstrike on Gaza school shelter kills 23, including children

An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City killed 23 people early Wednesday, according to local health officials.

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