Around the World in 30 Days – ...

Mar 30, 2015 by

Around the World in 30 Days – March 2015

C. M. Rubin’s global education reportIn March, I continued my conversations with thought leaders around the world. The ABC of Gender...

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Thinking Big! How to Prepare f...

Jan 3, 2015 by

Thinking Big! How to Prepare for Top Jobs in a Global Marketplace

By Ann Puntis and Melanie Hilton Today’s college graduates are looking at the big picture — towards the world of multinational...

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The Global Search for Educatio...

Feb 17, 2014 by

The Global Search for Education: What Israel Did

“The convergence of different studies showing steady improvement indicates that indeed a real change in teaching and learning...

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The Global Search for Educatio...

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The Global Search for Education: World Test?

“The more important questions that countries have to ask themselves are why they are comparing with one another and what they...

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PISA scores for China are like...

Dec 26, 2013 by

PISA scores for China are likely misleading

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The holiday seasons of 2012 and 2013 in the education world have been dominated by the release of new...

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‘Bad loser’ accusa...

Dec 11, 2013 by

‘Bad loser’ accusation on doubters of Pisa school tests

People in Western countries sceptical about the success of Chinese pupils in the international Pisa tests have been attacked as bad...

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England’s schools failin...

Dec 8, 2013 by

England’s schools failing white working-class children

Sir Michael Wilshaw’s annual report will condemn ‘unacceptable waste of human potential’ White working-class...

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What You Need to Know About th...

Dec 5, 2013 by

What You Need to Know About the International Test Scores

Diane Ravitch – The news reports say that the test scores of American students on the latest PISA test are...

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Let the Best Practices Rorscha...

Dec 4, 2013 by

Let the Best Practices Rorschach Test Begin

  Jay P. greene – What do you see in this picture?  The new PISA results are out and education charlatans of every stripe...

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An Interview with Neal McClusk...

Dec 4, 2013 by

An Interview with Neal McCluskey – Do the PISA results Indicate anything?

Michael F. Shaughnessy – 1) Neal, the PISA results are now out, and of course some people are whining and wailing. But in the...

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Are Finland’s vaunted schools ...

Dec 3, 2013 by

Are Finland’s vaunted schools slipping?

Finland has for years been a leader in education, scoring at or near the top of international assessments and capturing the attention...

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AFT President Weingarten on PI...

Dec 3, 2013 by

AFT President Weingarten on PISA 2012 International Results

AFT’s Weingarten: “The crucial question we face now is whether we have the political will to move away from the failed policies and...

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OECD pushes public education a...

Dec 3, 2013 by

OECD pushes public education and teaching profession

Education International (EI) has reacted to the release of the results of the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment...

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‘Prepare pupils in Engla...

Dec 3, 2013 by

‘Prepare pupils in England for international tests’

Tests taken by 15-year-olds to determine international rankings are so politically important that schools should prepare pupils for...

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Pisa league tables dictate how...

Dec 2, 2013 by

Pisa league tables dictate how we educate our children

Peter Wilby – Once again Britain has done badly in the international assessment of schooling. But there is more to learning...

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Schools in England can take th...

Nov 7, 2013 by

Schools in England can take their own global Pisa tests

Individual secondary schools in England will be able to take influential international tests to see how they compare with the highest...

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The Global Search for Educatio...

May 23, 2013 by

The Global Search for Education: Finnish Math Lessons

Research has sought to understand why more boys than girls excel in math and science in the U.S. “The gender gap in math and...

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The Global Search for Educatio...

Aug 31, 2011 by

The Global Search for Education: What Do We Value Most?

“We need to focus on the kind of human beings we want to have and the kind of society in which we want to live” —...

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Randi Weingarten: Rolling Up O...

Jul 20, 2011 by

Randi Weingarten: Rolling Up Our Sleeves to Improve Teacher Quality

“The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers and principals, since student learning is...

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