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UK education secretary orders crackdown on home schooling over radicalisation fears
Department of Education does not know how many children are being taught at home.
Mirfield Free Grammar School faces legal action for forcing Muslim students to 'pray in the rain'
Lawyer claims Muslim pupils have been given warnings by the school if they are caught praying on school grounds.
Boko Haram cannot be beaten with guns alone - Nigeria's corrupt education system needs to change
Teachers and parents in Borno State complain of low salaries and corruption.
China: 7-year-old boy who does homework under streetlamp hailed a role model
Li Yihang studies every night on the floor of a tunnel as his parents hawk their goods nearby.
North Yorkshire: Students taken to hospital after collapsing at Outwood Academy School
27 students collapsed at the school between 11am and 11:30am.
Politicians should stop believing 'myths and half-truths' about the economy
This attitude is holding back the economy, warns Chamber of Commerce.
Danish zoo dissects young lion in public
Odense Zoo chief of events, Nina Collatz Christensen, said the event was nothing out of the ordinary.
More than 50% of UK teachers plan to quit in next two years
Teacher's union slams performance-related pay introduced by Michael Gove.
The former soldier and Groupon executive who says he can save Britain's suffering schools millions
Stephen O'Leary links cash-strapped schools with local businesses to create economies of scale.
Girls' schools launch campaign to add more women to curriculum
Schools begin initiative to highlight prominent women in history, science and culture.
Education secretary Nicky Morgan's adviser says ban smartphones to improve GCSE results
Government advisor says children are incapable of putting their smartphones away at school
Pearson sells The Economist stake in £469m deal with Exor buying 27.8%
The sale is subject to regulatory approval.
Philippines: Homeless boy does homework by the light of McDonald's
Photo of a homeless boy using McDonald's light to study goes viral inspiring people to value education.
UK: Report finds exams damaging students' education experience
National Union of Teachers' report reveals harmful effects of exams on students' emotional health and wellbeing.
US election 2016: Hillary Clinton to unveil plan to help US graduates refinance student loans
US Democratic presidential candidate supports Obama's proposal of two years of free community college.
South Korea MERS outbreak: Over 200 schools cancel classes
Schools have shut or cancelled classes for the week to prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus
Global Teacher Prize: UK teachers urged to apply to win $1m award
The Varkey Foundation has urged UK teachers to apply for the 'Nobel Prize' of teaching.
Nicky Morgan and Labour hopeful Liz Kendall find common ground on free schools
Kendall says that Labour should drop their opposition to the controversial school structure.
OECD income inequality reaches highest level in 30 years
Richest 10% of OECD population earn 9.6 times the income of the poorest 10%.
American Latino issues highlighted at Aspen Institute's inaugural summit
Executive director Abigail Golden-Vazquez spoke to IBTimes UK about this week's summit.
Engineering A-level could help redress gender imbalance in UK industry
Gender parity in engineering is a long way off with only 6% of females working in the sector in the UK.
Google should be available to pupils in exams, says OCR exam board chief
OCR exam board chief says pupils shouldn't have to store masses of information in their head.
Election 2015: Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg plans to woo parents with £2.5bn education pledge
The deputy prime minister will make the promise as he launches his party's election manifesto.
School reports: Mumsnet's guide to cracking teachers' code and finding out truth about your children
Teachers can't say our children are lazy little blighters anymore but this Mumsnet guide should penetrate the euphemisms.
Free copies of Minecraft given to Northern Ireland secondary schools
Mojang's popular building block game to be offered to Northern Irish schools for free.
Michelle Obama pushes for girls' education in Japan
US first lady Michelle Obama on 19 March called for a united effort by the US and Japanese administrations.
Richard Spencer: Top UK teacher warns against cuts to further education
British 'Nobel prize for teaching' finalist Richard Spencer warns that further education is more important than ever.
World's top teacher urges fight against 'scripted education' in US and UK
The winner of the 'Nobel Prize for teaching' Nancy Atwell says that teachers should not wait to be given permission to improve their schools and classrooms.
US teacher Nancy Atwell wins $1m 'Nobel prize for teaching' in Dubai
US teacher fights off competition from 5,000 others to win the inaugural $1m Global Teacher Prize.
Coalition rift: David Laws claims George Osborne was blocking bigger pay rise for teachers
Laws, the Lib Dem schools minister, attacks Conservative chancellor over teacher pay.