University: an 18-point difference in enrolment figures depending on whether parents have a degree or not

The CISF survey. Private tuition, extra-curricular activities and educational resources are putting a strain on household budgets: for 10.7 per cent of households, expenditure exceeds 1,500 euros a year

School: 62 per cent of families pay extra fees

Green light for the Education Decree at the Council of Ministers: fines of up to €1,000 for wearing a burqa or niqab, and a 30 per cent cap on class sizes for year one

Tents are back at the University of Milan to protest against high rents

The prototype, which will be on board the Axiom 5 mission, was developed by the Polytechnic University of the Marche in collaboration with astronaut Walter Villadei

Earth in space: Earth Memory is launched to bring a sense of home to long-duration missions

Seven out of ten teachers believe that pupils today are less well-prepared because they are no longer used to studying from textbooks

Council of State: green light for transfers to additional places for university students with disabilities

The measure is limited to a specific group: students from abroad who are struggling with Italian and have completed fewer than three years of schooling.

30 per cent cap on non-Italian pupils in classrooms, 14 million for schools in difficulty

Mattarella’s 1990 circular on inclusive education, followed by his resignation

Preventing and combating gender-based violence: the European Code of Conduct for Universities approved at Milano-Bicocca

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