A new report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education examined educational-technology usage by K-12 students in 21 countries. Findings showed that, despite global economic uncertainty, many countries still invest in technology to improve educational systems…

A £2-billion-a-year program to provide free childcare is failing to have a long-term impact on education standards in Britain. According to the country’s National Audit Office (NAO), there has been no improvement in results for seven-year-olds in…

Due to a “patchy” delivery process, 70% of South Africa’s public schools are still without important workbooks–exercise books that the basic education department introduced to improve literacy and numeracy performance in various grades. A Gauteng district…

Thousands of university students across Russia did not receive their January scholarship payments because of federal red tape, said the head of the Russian Students Union. Artyom Khromov said complaints had been lodged throughout the month by students from Moscow State University, the Russian…

Today marks the first-ever Digital Learning Day (DLD), a day to celebrate outstanding teachers who leverage technology in the classroom to increase student learning opportunities in the 21st century. Governors, education chiefs, lawmakers, and policymakers across…

A $3-million Gates Foundation grant will help the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Education Arcade build a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) to help high school students learn math and biology. Part of the grant’s purpose will…

The Kenyan government has announced it will equip more than 5,000 schools with ICT equipment. Education Secretary James ole Kiyiapi said the plan is part of his ministry’s efforts towards the realization of Vision2030. He said the…

The Saudi National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has raised concerns with the education ministry about overcrowded school classes in certain parts of the kingdom. The NSHR also raised problems with the school curricula and the…

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday that standardized testing requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known as “No Child Left Behind,” are too rigid. Duncan made the comments during the Department of…

The Greek Parliament on Wednesday passed a controversial bill that seeks to reform a university sector that is regarded as among the most dysfunctional and underperforming in Europe. Many university rectors and students have opposed key provisions…

According to a survey report released by the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC; U.S.), instructors of entry-level college courses consider the U.S. Common Core Standards in English/language arts and math good reflections of the skills students must…

In January 2012, the largest gathering of education and skills ministers in the world will once again takes place in the U.K. at the Education World Forum (EWF), an internationally recognized ministerial forum for the debate…

Storytelling could hold the key to engaging secondary students in science and help stem a decline in high-level study, says Professor Stephen Ritchie, an expert leading a new four-year research project at Australia’s Queensland University of Technology…