OECD Director for Education and Skills Andreas Schleicher, the U.S. Department of Education’s Thomas Snyder and NCEE President and CEO Anthony Mackay take a special in-depth look at implications for U.S. schools and school systems stemming from the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2019 report, the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world.

In Shanghai, even the physical layout of schools is set up to encourage teachers to work together in professional collaboration.

In 2006, Ontario, Canada realized that in nearly a fifth of the elementary schools in the province, more than half of students scored below the provincial standard in math, reading and writing. In response, the province invested in a program called Ontario Focused Intervention Partnership.

All teachers in Estonia, Finland, Shanghai, and South Korea are trained to both action and quantitative research.

Some of the best early childhood education systems in the world have clear pathways for career development for early childhood educators.