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Three children and three adults killed in school shooting in Tennessee

Three children and three adults were killed in a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday. Female shooter was a 28 year-old former student.

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Afghan boys unaware school year has started, return to class days late

Many Afghan boys, unaware that the school year has started, return to class days late after the Taliban authorities fail to make a public announcement of the reopening of schools.

Iran

Iran's Supreme leader condemns the poisonings at girls schools

In his first comments on the mystery poisonings, Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said those behind the school poisonings should face "severe punishment". More than a thousand female students have fallen ill since last November.

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Young girls poisoned in Iran in suspected attempt to ‘close schools'

On Wednesday, over one hundred girls were sent to hospital after they were poisoned by gas at their schools, joining hundreds of similar cases since November

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France

Teacher stabbed to death by student near Biarritz in France

A teacher at a private school in Saint-Jean-de Luz near Biarritz has died after being fatally stabbed by a student on Wednesday.

Portugal

Concern over low number of Ukraine children in Portuguese schools

Only about 32 per cent of the estimated 14,000 Ukrainian child refugees living in Portugal are attending local schools.

United Kingdom

Largest wave of industrial action in decade expected in UK

Half a million workers expected to walk out in strikes across the UK, making it the largest wave of industrial action in more than 10 years

Work

How ChatGPT is forcing teachers to reassess their teaching

The popular AI tool that generates convincing text in mere seconds is forcing teachers to rethink how they work.

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Teacher in destroyed Ukrainian town turns living room into school

A Ukrainian teacher has turned his living room into a classroom after his school was damaged by Russian strikes.

Ukraine

Ukrainian teacher turns home into a classroom to help shield students

A group of Ukrainian students is studying in their teacher’s living room because their classroom has been destroyed by Russian missiles.

World News

Adult learning centres in Spain make lifelong learning a reality

According to the Ministry of Education, there are some 200,000 adult education students in Spain.

Eco-Innovation

Spanish school kids are ‘jumping out of bed’ to join this bike bus

Barcelona’s ‘bicibus’ isn’t just a route to school for more than 700 people - it’s also a lesson in sustainable transport.

Italy

Trilingual encyclopedia helps Ukrainian children integrate in Italy

Eight volumes of a multilingual encyclopedia help Ukrainian children learn in schools in Italy and fully integrate into the Italian school system

Work

Is remote tutoring the answer to Europe’s teacher shortage?

Edtech platform GoStudent has seen extraordinary growth since its launch in 2016, and its CEO claims platforms like his are the solution to Europe’s teacher shortage.

Green News

India urges rich countries to pay up for mounting climate change costs

In 2009, a coalition of economically developed countries - including the USA, France, Germany, and the UK - pledged to give climate change-impacted nations $100 billion per year by 2020. The pledge has not been met.

Italy

Italy marks 20th anniversary of deadly Molise earthquakes

Most of the 30 victims were killed when a school collapsed in the town of San Giuliano di Puglia.

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Santa Claus students graduate in Brazil

Students graduate from Brazil’s School of Santa Claus ahead of the Christmas season

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Ukraine looks to the future with its first 3D-printed school

Over 2,000 schools have been destroyed in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion. How to rebuild them? This NGO has a revolutionary answer.

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Russian attack hits school in eastern Ukraine

At least one person died on Wednesday in the eastern Ukrainian town of Mykolaivka after a Russian attack hit a school used by residents as a shelter.

Russia

Children among 17 dead after gunman opens fire at school in Russia

Authorities said the gunman was a former student at the school and wore a black t-shirt featuring "Nazi symbols" as he carried out the attack, before killing himself.

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