Comparisons of recent international test data undermine the evidence for several of the hypothesized causes of the math achievement gap between boys and girls, according to a new analysis in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society. Read Full Post >
The United States still leads the world in having a college-educated workforce, but it is the only country among the G-20 members whose incoming workers are less educated than those retiring, according to a study released this morning by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Read Full Post >
A new Harvard study of international and domestic tests shows different facets of American students' global competitiveness. Read Full Post >
Countries in which schools frequently hold back or kick out students with low academic performance tend to have weaker, more expensive, and more socially inequitable education systems overall according to a new analysis by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Read Full Post >
The United States ranks uncomfortably below the OECD average in the percentage of poor children who are resilient to their situation, raising questions about the promise of the American dream. Read Full Post >
Each additional year of schooling that a country's women attain cuts by nearly 10 percent the children who will die before age 5, according to a new study. Read Full Post >
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has just released its Education at a Glance 2010. Read Full Post >
Education research groups from 25 nations have announced plans to form the first World Education Research Association. Read Full Post >
Former education statistics commissioner Mark Schneider warns states to think twice before signing up to participate on their own in international student assessments. Read Full Post >
A new international analysis finds boys falling farther behind girls in reading, while the mathematics gender gap holds steady. Read Full Post >
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