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John Staddon writes for the Martin Center about American universities’ longstanding leadership in scientific research. Miguel Urquiola is professor and chair of the department of economics at Columbia University. His…
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center focuses on American students’ disappointing record on math tests. When it comes to math performance, the United States has a pitiful record. Each year,…
Charles Fain Lehman of the Washington Free Beacon looks into recent troubling signs in American education. American schoolchildren’s educational attainment has stagnated in the 21st century, according to data from…
The OECD administers the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests to 15-year-old students from around the world, and results from the 2018 tests were released today. The United States is…
Terry Stoops writes for the Martin Center about problems associated with the way public school teachers approach reading instruction. No cliché is more ubiquitous at teacher protests than signs that…
Math results were mixed for American adolescents on two major global benchmarking tests released in recent weeks. These charts offer some highlights. Source: Summing Up Results From TIMSS, PISA
Earlier this week, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released results from the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). PISA assesses math, reading, and science proficiency among…
Results from the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) were released today. PISA tests allows comparisons of student performance for students who reside in Organization for Economic Cooperation and…
According to a new book published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United States had the same percentage of low-performing 15-year-olds on international reading and math…
Courtesy of Education Week: The U.S. ranks 19th out of 30 countries in the outcomes it gets from its investments in education, according to “The Efficiency Index: Which education systems deliver…
View in your browser. Welcome Earlier this week, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a new report, "PISA 2012 Results: Creative Problem Solving: Students’ Skills in Tackling…
The following is a list of education systems that scored higher than the United States on the 2012 International Student Assessment (PISA) reading test: Shanghai-China 570 Hong Kong-China 545 Singapore…