Society / Education

We liberated sex education? Husna Ara plots the path to shame-free learning.

Private vs state education.

Can Ukrainian educators deliver face-to-face schooling during a war?

Report from the United States by Husna Rizvi.

Pacific Climate Warrior Brianna Fruean and Anna Taylor of UK school strikes movement talk what inspires them and how to avoid activist burnout. Conversation moderated by Hazel Healy.

Victory for UK school data, writes Alessio Perrone.

A new generation of black activists in South Africa don’t have the ‘patience’ of their parents. Chris Webb looks at how the education system has become a flashpoint of struggle.

A breath of fresher air; Hope in sight; Frack off, say Scots.

Seven students are now studying at SOAS university in London thanks to ‘sanctuary scholarships’, reports Hazel Healy. These scholarships have enabled them to take up their degrees despite the British government’s efforts to create a ‘hostile environment’ for migrants. Hazel Healy reports.

A profile of Afghan campaigner for women’s education and rights Jamila Afghani, who started by persuading the imams. Beena Nadeem talks to the unassuming trailblazer

Indigenous communities in Colombia refuse to occupy an empty space in history, and believe their very cultural survival is at stake, reports Hazel Healy.

The world is full of extraordinary schools. We feature three inspirational stories about courageous teachers, second-chance education and progressive pedagogy in Yemen, South Sudan and Colombia.

Why is the West racing to copy Asia’s education system as fast as the East scrambles to reform it? Yong Zhao takes to task an unhealthy and deluded romanticization of education.

Can a US chain of profit-making schools really help the poor? Patience Akumu reports on the impact of Bridge academies in Uganda.

Silicon Valley types say that with enough data, they can ‘fix’ education. Where are the teachers in this grand plan? asks Tamasin Cave.

A snapshot of progress, setbacks and future prospects

An update on progress towards the dream of universal education

The Right has captured education all over the world. Hazel Healy makes the case for how to do things differently.

A photographic account of changes over the years in: housing; water; education; health; sanitation; food and farming; technology; and women.

Parents have boycotted a school census to protect against administrators being ‘turned into border guards’ by the government, Amy Hall writes.