As millions of pupils across Europe prepare to return to school, national education systems are under growing scrutiny. Rising costs of living, widening socio-economic gaps and persistent ...

Money alone doesn't guarantee a great education system, but it certainly shapes what's possible inside a classroom. Smaller class sizes, better-paid teachers, modern labs, and well-funded universities ...

Government spending per student in Israel is about 61% lower than the OECD average. Nearly half of the Israeli population is ...

On the surface, it seems the United States spends a lot on public education — more per student than all but a few countries.

Commentary: Total public education spending is 5.59% of our gross domestic product, compared with an average of 4.61% of GDP ...

Spending more on education does not always translate into better results. That is one lesson buried in the latest EU education data, which shows that some of the bloc's biggest spenders are lagging ...