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19 Feb The Low-Wage Strategy in the South: Is It the Future for Your State?

Posted at 09:08h in Tucker's Blog

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Cross-posted at Education Week I commend to your attention an article from the Washington Post published on December 2 titled "A Grim Bargain: Once a weakness, low-skilled workers who earn little have become the South's strength." It tells the tale of James Deschler, a young man...

17 Dec Tucker’s Lens: On the Use and Abuse of Evidence

Posted at 11:57h in Top of the Class Newsletter

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by Marc Tucker There seems to be virtually universal agreement that, once goals are established for improving education systems, the means chosen by policymakers and practitioners for reaching those goals ought to be based on scientific evidence whenever possible. Indeed, in the latest version of...

27 Oct Global Perspectives: Explaining Taiwan’s Dramatic Improvement in PISA Reading

Posted at 11:32h in Top of the Class Newsletter

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By Nathan Driskell An island of 23.4 million people, Taiwan’s sovereignty has been hotly contested for over 500 years. After claiming Taiwan from China in 1895, the Japanese granted it back to the Republic of China after their defeat in World War II. However, when Mao...

10 Sep Tucker’s Lens: Dylan Wiliam on Feedback and Improving the Practice of Teachers

Posted at 12:00h in Top of the Class Newsletter

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By Marc Tucker In this interview, Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Education, University of London, focuses on the improvement of the practice of experienced teachers. We see how feedback from mentors who have faced the same challenges as the teacher being mentored can...

10 Sep Statistic of the Month: The Importance of Pre-primary Education and Care

Posted at 10:30h in Top of the Class Newsletter

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By Jennifer Craw Just how important is pre-primary education? The most recent PISA results show a positive link between pre-primary education and student academic performance. OECD defines pre-primary education as the “initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type...

10 Sep International Reads: News from the Top-Performing Countries

Posted at 09:40h in Top of the Class Newsletter

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In this month’s edition of International Reads, we take a look at recent studies and international reports; op-eds promoting international education benchmarking; recent developments in education reform in Taiwan and China; and innovations in vocational education in Singapore, Germany, and Ontario. Recent International Reports and Analysis The...

14 Jul Global Perspectives: How Poland Moved into the Top Ranks of International Performance

Posted at 12:54h in Top of the Class Newsletter

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By Austin Delaney and Jackie Kraemer The most cited examples of educational transformation are drawn from East Asian jurisdictions like Singapore and Shanghai. The experience of Poland over the last two decades, however, provides a European example of dramatic educational change. In the early nineties, emerging...

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22 Feb Maryland Takes a Big Step Toward Adapting Lessons from Top Systems

30 Aug Tucker’s Lens: A Stunning Report From the National Conference of State Legislatures

19 Feb The Low-Wage Strategy in the South: Is It the Future for Your State?

17 Dec Tucker’s Lens: On the Use and Abuse of Evidence

27 Oct Global Perspectives: Explaining Taiwan’s Dramatic Improvement in PISA Reading

27 Oct Statistic of the Month: Teachers’ Salaries, Class Size and Teaching Time

10 Sep Tucker’s Lens: Dylan Wiliam on Feedback and Improving the Practice of Teachers

10 Sep Statistic of the Month: The Importance of Pre-primary Education and Care

10 Sep International Reads: News from the Top-Performing Countries

14 Jul Global Perspectives: How Poland Moved into the Top Ranks of International Performance

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