'People think it's magic': how one of Brazil's poorest cities gets its best school results →
The children of Sobral have overcome disadvantage to top 5,000 districts. Now their success is being replicated across the country. THE GUARDIAN
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‘I want to make the Italian education system the first that puts the environment and society at the core of everything we learn in school,’ says minister. THE INDEPENDENT
Read MoreThe need for critical social mindfulness in schools →
No doubt many school children do undergo a troublesome and precarious existence, and some can and do benefit from mindfulness to get them through their days. However, adjusting students to their personal pain while leaving its social, economic and political sources untouched is unlikely to promote their long-term wellbeing, still less fulfill the potential of mindfulness in transforming education for the better. TRANSFORMATION
Read MoreMaking history: teaching of LGBT+ rights gains momentum in United States →
An increasing number of states are mandating LGBT+ history lessons. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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