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19-Nov-2008
The number of early drop outs needs to be reduced. There is room to raise learning outcomes of compulsory schooling by improving accountability of schools and school staff, by further raising school autonomy, and reforming funding arrangements in tertiary education.
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20-Aug-2008
Given the significant resources spent in education, Norway’s modest performance on certain measures suggests that resources are used inefficiently. Many are the possible routes to improve efficiency.
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24-Jul-2008
Indonesia’s growth performance is improving, following a slow recovery from the 1997-98 financial crisis. Growth is becoming increasingly reliant on the dynamism of domestic demand, rather than net exports.
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01-Jul-2008
La diversité des élèves, dont plus d’un tiers est de nationalité étrangère, représente un défi majeur pour le système éducatif du Luxembourg.
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01-Jul-2008
A heterogeneous student population with more than a third of all pupils having foreign citizenship presents a major challenge to the education system, pointing points to the need for more school autonomy.
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25-Jun-2008
Labour market performance deteriorated after 2001. A broad strategy is required to enhance the adaptability of the work force, provide support to displaced workers and upgrade competencies.
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03-Jun-2008
Higher employment also requires changes to tertiary education so as to speed up the transition from secondary school to tertiary education. More needs to be done to shorten study times and ensure that tertiary qualifications are flexible enough.
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03-Jun-2008
Greater labour market flexibility would allow the economy to respond better to the pressures stemming from globalisation. More needs to be done to promote participation and raise employment, especially in light of the rapid aging of the population.
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31-Jan-2008
Poor economic integration and weak labour market performance of immigrants have induced policy changes aimed at making immigration policy more selective. Nevertheless, their labour market performance remains poor, pointing the need for immigration policy better reflect labour market requirements
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31-Jan-2008
About two-thirds of Dutch female workers opt for part-time jobs, bringing down the country’s average working time to one of the lowest levels in the OECD. Thus, increasing working hours depends on reconciling work and family responsibilities.
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