Danmarks nytillträdda socialdemokratiska regering, med statsminister Mette Frederiksen, planerar att dra ned på det offentliga stödet till friskolor från och med 2021, rapporterar nyhetsbyrån Ritzau med hänvisning till budgetläckor.

En död och tio skadade. Det är den tragiska utgången efter skolattacken i Finland som skedde vid lunchtid under tisdagen. "Jag drog direkt kopplingen till skolattacken på Kronan i Trollhättan för fyra år sedan", säger Åsa Erlandsson, journalist och författare.

Attending school events - back-to-school night, parent conferences - can put great strain on single parents, who may need to work or find child care to participate. Experts say schools can improve support by offering free child care or replacing these events with routine check-ins between parents and teachers.

The academic calendar shows national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 38 countries. (pdf)

This report, based on national data, gives an overview on the length of the school year, the start and the end dates, the timing and length of school holidays and the number of school days. It covers both primary and general secondary education and key points are illustrated by comparative figures. The information is available…

Medan förra regeringen skar ner på anslagen för utbildningen satsar den nuvarande regeringen på mera pengar till bland annat högskolor och yrkeshögskolor.

A good-quality public education is liberating for individuals. It can also be an equalizer within society. This report shows the unparalleled power of public education to tackle growing inequality and bring us closer together. (pdf)

Oxfams nya rapport avslöjar en stor skillnad i utbildningsmöjligheter för barn beroende på familjens inkomst och tillgångar.

Demand for tertiary education continues to rise, but its further expansion will only be sustainable if it matches the supply of graduates with labour market and social needs and gives them the skills required to navigate the future, according to a new OECD report.

The 2019 edition of Education at a Glance includes a focus on tertiary education with new indicators on tertiary completion rates, doctoral graduates and their labour market outcomes, and on tertiary admission systems, as well as a dedicated chapter on the Sustainable Development Goal 4. (pdf)

Rural school districts are struggling to recruit and keep teachers, including one Wisconsin district where a fifth-grade teacher position was vacant for an entire year. University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Peter Goff has studied the issue and says districts can boost retention by establishing strong support systems, increasing teacher pay and prioritizing school leadership.