PISA - Let's Read Them a Story! The Parent Factor in Education

The report examines whether and how parents’ involvement is related to their child’s proficiency in and enjoyment of reading -- and it also offers comfort to parents who are concerned that they don’t have enough time or the requisite academic knowledge to help their children succeed in school.&l

Immigrant Children's Age at Arrival and Assessment Results (EDU Working Paper 75)

While a number of single-country studies have been done to explore whether or not there is a "critical age" at which the arrival in a new country becomes a steep disadvantage to the immigrant student, this study aims to determine whether the steepness of the age-at-arrival/test score profile varies across origin or destination countries. As expected, the later the arrival, the greater the penalty. However results vary according to

Indicateurs de l'éducation à la loupe - No. 4: Quelle est l’ampleur des inégalités de revenus dans le monde – et comment l’éducation peut-elle aider à les réduire ?

School Funding Formulas: Review of Main Characteristics and Impacts (EDU Working Paper 74)

This study provides a literature review on school funding formulas across OECD countries. It looks at three salient questions from a comparative perspective: i) What kind of school formula funding schemes exist and how are they used, particularly for promoting the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils?; ii) How do school formula funding regimes perform according to equity and efficiency standards?; iii) What are the unresolved

More parent and community engagement would boost quality in early childhood education and care in England

The report highlights strategies from other countries that could serve as a model for England as it develops its early childhood education and care programme.

Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care - Korea

This publication is intended to be a quick reference guide for anyone with a role to play in encouraging quality through Korea's early childhood education and care (ECEC) curriculum.

The OECD skills strategy and its relevance for Japan

Without adequate investment in skills, people languish on the margins of society, technological progress does not translate into inclusive economic growth, and countries can no longer compete in an increasingly knowledge-based global society, said OECD Secretary-General.

Learning Beyond Fifteen - 10 years after PISA

Learning beyond Fifteen focuses on the development of reading proficiency between the ages of 15 and 24 using the results of a Canadian study that combines PISA data with a follow-up survey, the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS)

Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care - United Kingdom (England)

This publication is intended to be a quick reference guide for anyone with a role to play in encouraging quality through England's early childhood education and care (ECEC) curriculum.

Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care - Czech Republic

This publication is intended to be a quick reference guide for anyone with a role to play in encouraging quality through the Czech Republic’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) curriculum.