New Zealand approved clearer statutory roles for the Ministry of Education and the Education Review Office when responding to schools of serious concern. The change… Read More »Roles Clarified for Responding to Schools of Serious Concern (New Zealand, June 2026)
New Zealand approved updates to the charter school model, including allowing multi-school contracts. The changes also provide more certainty for converted charter schools if a… Read More »Charter School Model Updated with Multi-School Contracts and Conversion Protections (New Zealand, June 2026)
Queensland passed education legislation that updates school governance, non-state school regulation, youth detention education settings, re-engagement supports, and international delivery of the Queensland Certificate of… Read More »Queensland Passes Education and Other Legislation Amendment Reforms (Australia, June 2026)
Norway removed the requirement for county authorities to set a written main language for each upper-secondary school. Students’ individual right to choose their written main… Read More »Norway Removes County Requirement to Set a Written Main Language for Each Upper-Secondary School (Norway, June 2026)
Norway amended the Private Schools Act to require schools applying for approval on religious or life-stance grounds to have a connection to the belief system… Read More »Norway Adds Faith-Affiliation Requirement for Private Schools Approved on Religious or Life-Stance Grounds (Norway, June 2026)
The Swedish Government submitted a bill to tighten rules for independent school providers, including restrictions on value transfers, stronger financial requirements, and expanded supervision powers.… Read More »Sweden Proposed Stricter Operating Conditions for Independent Schools (Sweden, June 2026)
Spain’s education ministry and the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces presented a new guide for municipal education councillors. The guide updates the 2012 edition… Read More »Spain Publishes Updated Municipal Education Councillor Guide (Spain, June 2026)
France issued guidance for 2026 on strengthening second-generation local educational projects, known as PEdT, to improve continuity between school, extracurricular, and holiday-time education. The note… Read More »France Strengthens Second-Generation Local Educational Projects for 2026 (France, June 2026)
Ofsted published annual updates to education inspection toolkits and operating guides that will apply to inspections from September 2026.
The U.S. Department of Education approved Vermont’s Returning Education to the States waiver. The waiver allows Vermont to consolidate more than $4 million in federal… Read More »U.S. Department of Education Approves Vermont Federal Education Funding Waiver (United States, June 2026)