Lessons from Abroad

Countries tackle access and quality

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:46:41 -0500

This piece comes to us courtesy of International Ed News. Recent news reports reveal the ways in...

International test results make headlines worldwide

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:19:13 -0500

This piece comes to us courtesy International Ed News. On December 11, 2012, the TIMSS and PIRLS...

Report: British aid to Nigerian schools is not helping

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:41:13 -0500

The United Kingdom has poured millions into Nigerian school, but an independent group found that...

Standardized tests a foreign concept in Finland

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:33:19 -0500

As the United States focuses more on using tests as a means of holding educators and school...

Funding problems and reform efforts around the world

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:46:19 -0500

This piece comes to us courtesy International Ed News. Funding This month, the European Union’s...

"The government consistently tells us they want to protect our mixed (public-private) education..."

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:24:00 -0400

“The government consistently tells us they want to protect our mixed (public-private)...

French president proposes homework ban

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:02:00 -0400

French President Francois Hollande has a new plan to fix economic inequality problems in his...

"I think of it often and imagine the scene clearly. Even if [the Taliban] come to kill me, I will..."

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:35:33 -0400

“I think of it often and imagine the scene clearly. Even if [the Taliban] come to kill me, I...

Are rich kids taking advantage of affirmative action in India?

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:21:46 -0400

The New York Times has a piece today critical of India’s version of affirmative action, known...

Countries grapple with teacher shortages

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:56:21 -0400

This piece comes to us courtesy International Ed News. In 1994, UNESCO declared October 5thWorld...

"India has an immense potential. You have a huge number of young people, the demographic dividend we..."

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:13:25 -0400

“India has an immense potential. You have a huge number of young people, the demographic...

Where do South Korea's dropouts go?

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:02:51 -0400

Alternative schools in South Korea are becoming an increasingly popular option for would-be high...

United Kingdom short 10,000 STEM graduates

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:50:00 -0400

The United Kingdom needs to produce 100,000 science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)...

"It is extremely important to get these [Syrian refugee] children back into a school system. They..."

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:58:35 -0400

““It is extremely important to get these [Syrian refugee] children back into a school...

Back-to-school global news roundup

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:07:21 -0400

This piece comes to us courtesy International Ed News. This back-to-school time of year has seen...

"The government is trying to change our education system. And they are using the crisis as an excuse..."

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:39:00 -0400

“The government is trying to change our education system. And they are using the crisis as an...

Half of sub-Saharan Africa's children don't learn basic skills

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:46:47 -0400

Seventeen million children in sub-Saharan Africa never go to school. Of the 111 million that do,...

China's rural affirmative action

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:14:38 -0400

A new policy in China is giving preferential treatment to rural students who have long struggled to...

Sesame Street, which started broadcasting a Hindi version of the...

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:27:00 -0400

Sesame Street, which started broadcasting a Hindi version of the show entitled Galli Galli Sim Sim in 2006, is working to develop its own brick-and-mortar-schools in India. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit responsible for the TV show, will start to franchise preschools and after-school programs, opening 20 by March of 2013, according to the Wall Street Journal. The group may also start a teacher training college in India to prep Seasame-teachers-to-be for the classroom.

Recommendations to improve preschool in Singapore

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:28:31 -0400

Singapore’s preschool system needs some big changes. It should be free. More government funding is...