Premier Giorgia Meloni’s proposal to cap foreign pupils at 30% per classroom has drawn criticism from opposition politicians and head teachers. It also appeared to prompt a pointed intervention from President Sergio Mattarella on the role of schools in integration.
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Just over 60% of elementary school children meet the basic standard expected for their age in maths, according to the latest Invalsi tests. The figure is still sliding further from pre-pandemic performance.
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The Italian Senate has given final approval to legislation requiring schools to obtain written parental consent before delivering any sex or relationship education. The vote has divided the country along sharply ideological lines.
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The Princess of Wales received a warm welcome in the northern Italian city of Reggio Emilia. Crowds gathered in Piazza Prampolini outside the city’s cathedral on Wednesday, many waving Union flags, as the Princess arrived for a two-day visit focused on early years education and child development.
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The Princess of Wales will visit Reggio Emilia in northern Italy next week to explore the city’s internationally celebrated approach to early childhood education. The Reggio Emilia philosophy has quietly shaped classrooms around the world.
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Rome’s vast Sapienza University has again claimed first place globally in Classics and Ancient History in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. For the first time, an Italian university has placed three subjects simultaneously in the top ten.
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Italy’s minister for universities and research, Anna Maria Bernini, clashed with medical students during a public event in Rome on Thursday.
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Lawmakers clashed in the Chamber on Wednesday during debate on a new school sex-education bill. Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara accused the centre-left opposition of misrepresenting the proposal. He said claims that it hindered efforts against femicide were false.
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Rome, 16 September 2025 — As Italian schools begin the 2025-26 academic year, many pupils in Perugia have expressed agreement with the government’s decision to extend the ban on mobile phone use in class from elementary to middle and high schools.
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In a progressive step on gender neutrality, Torrita di Siena’s council has announced that nursery children will no longer be assigned pink or blue uniforms. Starting this September, new entrants will choose between a yellow, green, or red apron – an initiative intended to move past rigid gender stereotypes and embrace greater autonomy for young […]
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