The state legislators in Tennessee, United States on Tuesday (April 24) passed a bill which allowed teachers and school staff to carry guns inside the school under certain conditions.

Amid chants of 'blood on your hands', Tennessee passes bill allowing teachers to carry guns inside schools

In the wake of the Ram Temple consecration ceremony, which is set to take place on January 22 in India's temple city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, the state's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered all the liquor shops to remain closed and all educational institutions to be shut.

Ram Mandir inauguration: No alcohol on Jan 22 in UP, schools and colleges to be shut, says UP CM Yogi

Under the new guidance released by the UK Department of Education, teachers in the country have been told that they do not have to address students by their chosen pronouns.

Teachers in UK don’t have to address students by their preferred pronouns under new guidance

The schools in Delhi are set to remain closed for an early winter break from November 9 to 18 as the capital remains blanketed with the toxic smog since the last six days.

Delhi govt orders early winter break in schools from November 9 to 18 due to air pollution

Schooling has gone digital, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. But has it done more harm than good? Sweden thinks it has. Is it time to go back to basics? Molly Gambhir tells you more

Gravitas: Sweden to decrease digital learning and return to traditional school books

A judge in the US state of California has temporarily halted a school district in the southern region of the state from requiring parents to be informed if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at the school.

California court blocks school district's transgender parent disclosure policy

According to a BBC investigation, funding was withheld in 2010 for the reconstruction of at least 13 schools that used reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). They had earned approval for reconstruction under a Labour plan, which the Conservative-led government eventually abandoned. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to face heavy criticism from Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer during the first prime minister's questions since the news broke during the summer recess on Wednesday in the Commons.

UK school buildings collapse row: Rebuilding plans for 13 schools scrapped in 2010

The row over school buildings in the UK is escalating. The UK prime minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure with some accusing him of ignoring the repairs when Sunak was serving as the UK Chancellor. According to some former officials at the Department of Education in 2020 and 2021 a request to fund the work of more than 300 schools was slashed down to below the 100 Mark and the decision was taken by Sunak's treasury officials.

UK PM Rishi Sunak accused of cutting back repair efforts

More than 150 British schools have been ordered to close numerous facilities on the eve of the start of a new term after they were judged unsafe, irritating parents and teachers and presenting further problems for the government. To know more watch this interview with author and senior journalist Andrew Whitehead.

UK: Schools and colleges to shut over collapse fears

More than 150 British schools have been ordered to close numerous facilities on the eve of the start of a new term after they were judged unsafe, irritating parents and teachers and presenting further problems for the government.

More than 100 schools in England ordered to close buildings

The US state of Oklahoma on Monday approved the country's first publicly funded religious charter school where Catholic teachings will be imparted into lessons. The Oklahoma State Virtual Charter School Board passed the proposal by 3-2 in a vote, setting the stage for a constitutional battle on whether taxpayers' money can be used to directly fund such schools.

USA: First taxpayer-funded religious charter school approved in Oklahoma in controversial move

Schools are supposed to prepare us for our future, and yet a majority of them don’t teach us how to manage our personal finances. Only 17% of Indian teenagers are financially literate. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas Plus: Are you financially literate?

LAUSD Strike: LAUSD stands for Los Angeles Unified School District. It is the second-largest school district in the United States. However, the LAUSD will shut down 1,000 campuses from Tuesday, March 21, as the teachers and school staff unions strike for three days.

LAUSD Strike: Here's everything you need to know about Los Angeles teachers union and SEIU 99 three-day strike

The schools reopened in Afghanistan on Tuesday for the new academic year but classes were not held because students were unaware and thousands of girls were not allowed to enter.

Afghanistan: Schools start without classes as students remain unaware, girls barred

In the last 10 days or so, multiple mutilated cat carcasses have ben found in Japan’s Saitama City sparking fear among its residents and prompted authorities to ramp up security measures in schools to protect young students from the potential cat killer.

Mutilated cat carcasses found across this Japanese city have sparked fear among residents: Reports

There are protests outside schools in Tehran. People are protesting against their supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, over the reports of 'Poisoning' in multiple girls school.

Parents protest against supreme leader in Iran over reports of 'Poisoning'

As the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to grow and evolve with time, universities across Australia are being forced to change the way they conduct exams and other assessments.

Explained: AI assisted ‘cheating’ fears make Australian varsities go back to ‘pen and paper’ tests

In an increasingly multi-lingual and multicultural classroom where learners come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, conventional academic learning must be complemented with social-emotional learning for students. Otherwise, their education remains incomplete and they remain under-prepared, if not unprepared, to take on the challenges of the real world in the future.

Need for social-emotional learning in schools!

Heavy snow and ice are now covering parts of the UK and will last for days. Due to the weather, there have been delays in trains, and accidents on the highway. On Sunday morning, flights from Heathrow were cancelled.

Today's UK Weather Update: Heavy snowfall in London, full list of schools to remain shut today

Following a wave of complaints from concerned parents, the Chinese education ministry shot down a proposal by the lawmakers that seeks to undermine learning English at schools in favour of promoting Chinese culture.

Chinese lawmakers’ proposal for learning local culture instead of English in schools leads to outcry

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has appealed the Taliban to reopen girls' high schools. He has also applauded the protests of female students in Paktia province which, the residents say are against the measure of closure of the schools.

Afghanistan: Ex-president Karzai openly supports protesting female students

More than two years after the pandemic began, the classrooms in the Philippines welcomed students for their first in-person classes on Monday. Incessant lockdowns, prompted by the frequent rise in Covid cases kept students, both in primary and secondary classes out of the classrooms.

Schools reopen in Philippines for the first time after two years of Covid lockdowns

Beijing on Saturday said it would allow primary and secondary schools to resume in-person classes and Shanghai's top party boss declared victory over COVID-19 after the city reported zero new local cases for the first time in two months.

Beijing to reopen schools, Shanghai declares victory over Covid

Road traffic noise outside schools can harm primary school children’s attention span and stunt their cognitive development, a new study has shown. The study, which forms part of the BREATHE project, included 2,680 children between 7 and 10 years of age across 38 schools in Barcelona.

Road traffic noise can stunt cognitive development, reduce attention span of kids, says study

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