In March 2026, South Korea enacted a nationwide ban on smartphone use during class. France, the Netherlands, and at least 32 US states are moving in the same direction. Does taking phones away actually improve education?
Nearly 4 in 10 high school students worldwide experience persistent sadness or hopelessness. The student mental health crisis is no longer just a personal problem β it has become a systemic challenge that education must help solve.
In February 2026, the UK government published "Every Child Achieving and Thriving" β the most ambitious school reform plan in decades. Special needs education, the teacher shortage, an attendance crisis β what is actually changing?
South Korea's AI digital textbook was a bold experiment the world was watching. Yet within less than a year of its 2025 launch, it lost its legal status and is on the path to being scrapped. What went wrong?
In March 2026, a UNESCO report confirmed that 114 education systems around the world β 58% of all countries β now ban smartphones in schools. From 24% in 2023 to 58% in 2026: what is driving this rapid shift?