France’s new President François Hollande started his term in office with a homage to Jules Ferry, the 19th-century politician seen as the father of the modern French education system.
So far this year 14 schools have been burnt down in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's Borno state, forcing over 7,000 children out of formal education and pushing down enrolment rates in an ...
The presidential election campaign continues to dominate the news as Socialist front-runner François Hollande and incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy canvass for swing votes ahead of the 6 ...
In France, a parents association has sharply criticised the decision by some primary schools to give children homework, a move which goes against government policy.
The children of Madonna, Angela Jolie and millionaire Donald Trump should leave the prestigious French lycée in New York and let French children have their places, according to Julien ...
Traditional harmful practices such as early and forced marriages are two of the major causes of girls dropping out of school at an early age in the region of Tambacounda in Senegal.
