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Which region in the world has the smartest kids? According to the OECD, it’s East Asia With the release last month of the latest PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) results by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), it is apparent that many of the highest achieving students in the world are inContinue reading “News and Research 26”

East Asia’s success is no miracle, and no secret at all. It is a result of hard work and good policy

East Asia’s success is no miracle, and no secret at all. It is a result of hard work and good policy Submitted by Harry A. Patrinos On Thu, 01/12/2017 co-authors: Amer Hasan, Yilin Pan With the release last month of the latest PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) results by the OECD (Organisation for EconomicContinue reading “East Asia’s success is no miracle, and no secret at all. It is a result of hard work and good policy”

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Rates of Return to Schooling in Thailand Using 2007–2010 data from Thailand’s National Labor Force Survey, this paper examines the rates of return to schooling. The Mincer-type rate of return to investment in schooling was estimated. The rates of return to schooling for work experience are significantly positive, but at a decreasing rate. Region ofContinue reading “News and Research 25”

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The Stagnant Wage Premium The wage gap between college degree holders and workers without a degree has not grown in recent years, and a new study says the culprit is information technology’s displacement of “routine” jobs… Investing in the Future: Higher Education and the Rate of Return High economic returns to higher education signalContinue reading “News and Research 24”

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Five innovative education trends from Korea Education is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty and inequality. It also lays the basis for sustained growth. Better schooling investments raise national income growth rates. In nearly all countries, though to varying degrees, educational progress has lagged for groups that are disadvantaged due to lowContinue reading “News and Research 23”

Giving Our Children a Great Education

Education is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty and inequality. It also lays the basis for sustained growth. Better schooling investments raise national income growth rates. In nearly all countries, though to varying degrees, educational progress has lagged for groups that are disadvantaged due to low income, gender, disability or ethnic and/orContinue reading “Giving Our Children a Great Education”

PISA Results: Which Countries Improved Most?

Today, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). PISA is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. In 2015, over half a million students in 72 countries and economies were assessedContinue reading “PISA Results: Which Countries Improved Most?”

TIMSS 2015: Which Countries Improved Most?

This week, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) released the sixth installment of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), an analysis of secondary school students in math and science. More than 600,000 students from 60 countries and benchmarking regions participated. The headlines came quickly: Some positive: “These areContinue reading “TIMSS 2015: Which Countries Improved Most?”