High price of coming top of the class spurs more creative policies

Advances in treatment will be lost without changes to funding

Good exam results alone will not prepare pupils for the next industrial revolution

Imaging technology can reveal cerebral damage in the world’s malnourished children

Strict targets galvanise community workers to perform — but at a price

The World Bank wants to galvanise countries to act by comparing how much they invest in their people

Investment in schools is invisible and, unlike healthcare, takes years to show results

Completion rates have improved but disadvantaged children are still falling behind

Waiting for more donations is not a viable strategy for countries falling behind

It is estimated that 350,000 young victims a year are taken across borders

Profiles of Nelson Rayner, Esperanza Garcia, and Boniface Mwangi

Violence and extremism are very real risks if millions of under-25s feel economically or politically excluded

Next generation needs the skills to thrive in a connected world

Manufacturers such as BMW and Schaeffler are exporting tradition of vocational training to the world

LGBT youth face greater bullying and violence

Fewer graduates will flip burgers if business does more to help guide students towards available jobs

Companies are trying to increase the industry’s appeal, writes Sarah Murray

Juárez starts to write a new chapter as murder rate falls and employment picks up, writes Adam Thomson

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson considers efforts to improve science literacy in US schools