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An introduction is presented in which the authors discuss various reports within the issue on topics including the baccalaureate diploma programme in Mexico, the assessment of home and school factors that affect reading, and international comparative education.

Abstract: A case study was undertaken of Pelotas, a large town in southern Brazil, where a recent government of the Workers’ Party (PT) implemented a range of social policy reforms. The study draws on interviews with key members of the Municipal Secretariat of Education and policy documents, analyzing them in relation to theoretical literature on citizenship and education. The Pelotas approach is seen to be distinctive for its emphasis on active political participation as a citizen''s right and as a means to social justice for all. The local government also places a higher value on critical and autonomous attitudes towards the authorities than on cultivating allegiance to the municipality or nation-state. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The article announces the joining of Amy North in the editorial team of the journal, previews the conference of the British Association of International and Comparative Education (BAICE) to be held at the University of York on September 12-14, 2018, and BAICE's new Website https://baice.ac.uk/.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including history of British Association of International and Comparative Education (BAICE) and its activities, and BAICE 20th Anniversary Compare Forum.