World Bank invests in online education Online education service Coursera announced a fresh round of funding from the investment arm of the World Bank and other backers.
11 July 2013
Halving world hunger by 2015 'within reach': UN Despite economic crises and dwindling aid, the UN said Monday huge progress had been made towards meeting the so-called Millennium Development Goals.
01 July 2013
Lessons at home and homework at school in US When April Burton explains the intricacies of French grammar to her American classroom, the students are at home, in front of their computer or smartphone.
Anxiety over student loans as US lawmakers play politics Recent Northeastern University graduate Greg Dube hopes to launch a bright engineering career soon, but like many young Americans, he is haunted by a looming financial burden: some $150,000 in student loan debt.
Youth in crisis-hit Spain becoming a 'lost generation' Despite having a bachelor's degree, five years of professional experience and speaking three languages, Paloma Fernandez has joined the swelling ranks of Spain's "lost generation" that can't find work in a grinding recession.
Oxford University sets up Thatcher scholarship Britain's famous Oxford University is to honour former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who died last month, with a £100 million ($153 million, 118 million euros) scholarship trust for "future leaders".
14 May 2013
Two teens take lives over unfinished homework: media Two teens in eastern China committed suicide after "failing to complete homework assignments" state-run media said on Friday, in an extreme case highlighting the immense pressure schoolchildren can face.