PISA – Education, economics and public policy

Education Pays

Education Pays | (News and Research 378) Show this chart to anyone who tells you college isn’t worth it | Peck | Also: The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Economic inequalities among college graduates are linked to college major choice Startz, Brookings Scaling and sustaining teacher policies forContinue reading “Education Pays”

COVID-19 School Closures Caused a Significant Drop in Student Learning Outcomes

COVID-19 School Closures Caused a Significant Drop in Student Learning Outcomes | (News and Research 372) COVID-19 school closures caused a significant drop in student learning outcomes | Maciej Jakubowski, Tomasz Gajderowicz, Harry Patrinos A new working paper shows that declines in student achievement were significantly larger for students in schools that faced longer closures.Continue reading “COVID-19 School Closures Caused a Significant Drop in Student Learning Outcomes”

School Autonomy & Accountability in Thailand

Thailand’s education system is in the midst of a reform process that began in 1999, with the aim of establishing a new path for student-centered learning, improving education quality, and moving the country into a more competitive position in the region. However, 15 years into the reform process, the education sector is not producing theContinue reading “School Autonomy & Accountability in Thailand”