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Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities - Update

01-Sep-2006

Quality architecture, equipment and grounds can improve the quality of education and increase community involvement, while providing a flexible, sustainable and safe learning environment, even when funding is scarce. This is what the PEB Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities: 3rd Edition  aims to demonstrate through examples from 20 countries.

New OECD Secretary-General

01-Sep-2006

The OECD’s 30 member countries appointed Ángel Gurría, former Foreign Minister and successively Finance Minister of Mexico, as Secretary-General of the Organisation from 1 June 2006, in succession to Donald J. Johnston.

Student performance and physical infrastructure

01-Sep-2006

Does a school’s physical infrastructure influence student performance? Data collected by the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) does not provide a clear answer. PISA is a collaborative effort among OECD member countries that measures how well 15-year-olds approaching the end of compulsory schooling are prepared to meet the challenges of today’s knowledge society.

School safety publications

01-Sep-2006

Two PEB publications on school safety and security are being distributed in countries beyond the OECD.

Spanish version of "PEB Exchange"

04-Aug-2006

The February 2006 issue  of the journal on educational building is now available in Spanish.

21st Century Learning Environments

07-Apr-2006

School buildings have a crucial contribution to make to raising educational achievement. Designing high performance school buildings for the 21st century for all children is a shared concern amongst OECD countries.




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