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'I love you, Mr J': Read this heart-melting letter from a student to his teacher
'I never met my real Dad but it okay because you treat me like I'm your son'
Official White House Snapchat misspells education
It included a picture of the "Secretary of Educatuon on Betsy DeVos".
The state must protect schoolchildren from selfish parents who go on term-time holidays
Parents who whisk their children away during school terms deny them a proper education.
CAR children deprived from having an education as armed groups and Minusca occupy schools
About 20% of CAR's schools are closed due to insecurity, displacement, or occupation by fighters.
Budget cuts for every school in England likely according to new report
New funding formula has been placed under spotlight with some backbenchers speaking out against it.
Police called as DJ class turns into late-night party at Nottinghamshire school
Amateur DJs were at a class when things took a dramatic turn.
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai receives offer to study at Oxford University
Lady Margaret Hall has offered the 19-year-old activist a conditional place.
I sent my kids to private school but I was wrong – children should not be divided
The child of a politician should be able to play with the child of a plumber.
Hammond set to reveal budget cash to pave way for first new grammar schools since the 1960s
The selective schools are a focus for the British Prime Minister Theresa May.
Aajibaichi Shaala: 'Grandmother School' is teaching Indian women over 60 how to read and write
Situated in the village of Fangane, Aajibaichi Shaala teaches elderly women – six days a week, for two hours in just one room – to read during afternoon classes.
How to appeal your child's secondary school offer if you miss out on your first choice
Around 90,000 children are expected to miss out on their first choice of school.
Tanzania: Girls forced out of school by rampant sexual abuse and discrimination
Tanzanian girls face endemic issues of corporal punishment and sexual harassment by teachers say campaigners.
Ohio teacher warned after setting 14-year-olds 'nude selfie' maths question
Fox News alleges that Daniel Rapp already had a similar incident on his file.
School tells pupils who want to answer questions: 'Keep your hands down!'
Samworth Church Academy in Mansfield says the age-old practice does not help pupils' education.
Schools must stop children using iPads in the classroom, minister warns
Edward Timpson, the minister for children and families, urges headteachers to stop 'inappropriate' iPad use.
The proportion of US adults with dementia has declined in 16 years
The lower prevalence of dementia was correlated with higher educational levels.
Rare genetic mutations linked to schizophrenia and higher education drop-out rates
Specific rare mutations make developing schizophrenia and dropping out of school more likely.
Student teachers in Mexico abduct police chief and threaten to 'burn him alive' over jobs dispute
The students in Michoacán state have burned over 100 vehicles in protest at work placements.
Education Secretary Justine Greening faces grilling from MPs over grammar school plans
Conservative education secretary will launch a consultation in the House of Commons today.
Theresa May's full 'great meritocracy' speech: Read prime minister's grammar school address
Conservative premier unveiled a set of major educational reforms today.
Theresa May plans 'tougher' test for private school tax breaks in education revolution
Conservative premier made the announcement as part of a major speech on education policy today.
Theresa May to give go ahead for new grammar schools in UK education system shake up
The selective schools were outlawed in 1998 but the prime minister says present system is 'unfair'.
Parents are undermining teachers' authority – and it's causing havoc in schools
Parents telling off teachers for sending their children home from school sends mixed messages about authority.
Theresa May says grammar schools are needed to stop the rich dominating the best state schools
Prime minister told 1922 committee there is already 'selection by house price'.
'Cat out of the bag' as Downing Street gaffe reveals new grammar school plans
Labour claims the Conservatives are secretly plotting to 'return to the bad old days of grammars'.
Those with bad GCSE results shouldn't fret - exams are not only route to success
Young people reeling from poor exams should remember there is no such thing as failure - only feedback
GCSE results day 2016: When is it and what do you do if you miss your grades?
There are options if you don't get what you expected.
Grammar schools are back on the agenda – and that's bad news for poorer kids
This idea of the golden age of social mobility is one of the most enduring educational myths.
Shanghai maths method to bring Chinese rote learning into English primary schools
Ministers want to raise the maths' standards of English pupils and see the Chinese methods as the answer.
Michael Gove would make a terrible prime minister – just look at the state of education
Following Brexit, this well-mannered Machiavellian cannot be trusted as leader of the Conservative Party.