Teachers’ strike highlights Kenya’s education challenges
A Kenyan school made global headlines on Monday when children, some as young as seven, protesting against the seizure of their playground by property developers, were tear-gassed by police.
Poorest students receive up to 18 times less public education resources than the wealthiest, says UNICEF
In many countries around the world, significantly less public resources are used to educate children in the poorest 20 per cent of society than their counterparts in the most affluent 20 per cent, according to a new report issued by UNICEF on January...
Opinion: The Right to a Good Teacher
A moroccan pupil and his teacher in a primary school class in Tifelte near Rabat learning arabic.
Adolescents twice as likely to be out of school as children of primary school age, say UNESCO and UNICEF
Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 years are denied their right to an education, according to a new joint report from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and UNICEF, Fixing the Broken Promise of Education for All: Findings...
France turns to education in an effort to strengthen common values
In response to the attacks that plunged France into mourning and reflection, the country’s education minister met with education unions, as well as parents and students, to identify the best ways of re-establishing shared values.
European unions: education is a public good, not a commodity
Anti-slavery petition sends clear message to UN Secretary General
Mr. Satyarthi hands over the 500.000 signatures to UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon
UK: education suffers as graduates shun teaching for higher paying jobs
