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10 Jan

Posted at 09:55h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] by Jennifer Craw The release of the latest results from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) showed that U.S. students performed slightly better in reading compared to the previous PISA administration in 2015, but that U.S. reading performance...

20 Dec

Posted at 17:11h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_single_image image="20941" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][vc_column_text]To our readers and members of the NCEE community, At the beginning of the year we shared our ambition to further strengthen NCEE‘s thought leadership, convening power, advocacy and leadership capacity building to promote high-performing learning...

12 Dec

Posted at 11:26h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_single_image image="21670" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_column_text]With transformational changes in technology, education and the economy, it is no longer sufficient to study only what has brought success in the past. Across the globe, discussions focused on the future of education...

04 Dec

Posted at 14:29h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] by Jennifer Craw [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Every three years the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) assesses how well 15-year-old students from around the world can apply their knowledge in reading, mathematics and science to real-world situations. In 2018, the latest...

03 Dec

Posted at 15:32h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the tenth conversation of our Global Ed Talks series, Anthony Mackay sits down with Joanne Weiss, former chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and NCEE Board of Trustees member, to discuss how states...

21 Nov

Posted at 19:15h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] by Jennifer Craw On December 3rd, the OECD will release the results of the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which tests the reading, math and science proficiency of 15-year-old students around the world. Each administration of the...

07 Nov

Posted at 15:48h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] by Jennifer Craw Finland's teacher training schools are public schools that follow the national curriculum but have the flexibility to organize schedules and classrooms specifically to allow student-teachers and mentors time for feedback and collaboration without interrupting the learning...

31 Oct

Posted at 13:40h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] by Jennifer Craw Vocational education and training (VET) in Singapore and Switzerland is the most popular choice for students, with over two-thirds of students in both countries opting for a VET program rather than a traditional academic program when...

31 Oct

Posted at 12:04h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]In this Global Ed Talks interview, Anthony Mackay sits down with Peggy Brookins, President and CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) to discuss the current state of the profession, building and promoting an evidence-informed...