In Japan, more and more children are refusing to go to school, a phenomenon called "futoko". As the numbers keep rising, people are asking if it's a reflection of the school system, rather than a ...

Schools face a shortage of bus drivers and teachers, but around the nation, schools are also dealing with another growing issue: chronic absenteeism. Absenteeism rose to an all-time high during ...

Only about one-third of elementary school students in the U.S. are reading at grade level, according to the recent National Assessment of Educational Progress. In response, many schools are ...

Schools, trying to embrace current technology or just caught flatfooted, have for years left teachers to develop their own policies and procedures for dealing with the ubiquitous devices.

One-word Ofsted judgements for state schools are being scrapped with immediate effect in a move that has been hailed as a "landmark moment for children". Previously, the education watchdog awarded ...

Roughly 12 percent of America’s K-12 students attend school in a building that has solar panels, and that number is likely to grow in the coming years thanks to an onslaught of new federal ...

From magnetic locking pouches and blocked Wi-Fi access to outright bans and legislation, schools around the world have been waging war on cellphone use for years. In Canada, too, several ...

Several schools have reported closings and early dismissals today ahead of a dangerous heat wave in the Miami Valley. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7 will ...

Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Schools in Hong Kong this week introduced a new curriculum for some students to include the teaching of “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism”.

The changes will cost private schools but benefit state schools, to the tune of £1.3 billion a year ⚖ From 2025, private schools will have to start paying VAT on their fees, after previously ...

As classes resumed last week at Los Angeles public schools, the district and families are dealing with problems in what was billed as the country’s first artificial intelligence program tailored ...