A newly released round of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), taken by more than 760,000 15-year-olds across dozens of countries, indicates that families' interest in their children's education is declining in many high-income nations. According to the results, this drop in engagement comes as school systems struggle with plunging test scores, raising concerns about global educational outcomes.

The head of the Smithsonian Institution's museums has announced he will step down, according to Al Jazeera. The departure comes as the US institution faces pressure from the Trump administration to change how it portrays the country's history. The announcement was reported on 8 September 2026. No further details about a successor or the specific circumstances of the resignation were provided in the report.

The Jigawa State Government says it aims to cut learning poverty among pupils in basic schools to below 10 per cent by 2031. According to the blurb, the World Bank defines learning poverty as a child being unable to read and understand a simple story by age 10. The target was attributed to the Executive Secretary of a Jigawa State office, but the provided text is truncated.

The UK has implemented a social media ban for children under 16, prompting the BBC to survey Americans of various ages about their opinions on whether the US should adopt a similar measure. Responses varied, reflecting differing views on the effectiveness and necessity of such a ban.

Gauteng learners might not receive their term 2 report cards before the end of the school term due to a technical glitch affecting the education reporting system, according to The South African.

Nigeria's Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has said the Federal Government returned more than one million out-of-school children to the classroom over the past 20 months, according to Tribune Online. The minister presented the figure as evidence of progress in the government's efforts to tackle the country's out-of-school children crisis, which has long been one of the largest globally, with millions of Nigerian children previously lacking access to basic education.