The latest results from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) offer a new look at how well 15-year-olds are prepared to thrive in an increasingly complex world.
Drawing on results from more than 760,000 students across 91 countries and economies, PISA 2025 examines performance in science, reading, mathematics, and computational problem solving, alongside new insights into students’ use of AI for schoolwork and mindsets such as curiosity, perseverance, and learner agency.
Join us on Monday, September 14th at 11:00am EST as Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills, walks us through the findings through a U.S. lens, exploring what the results can teach us about the strengths, challenges, and opportunities facing American education systems. Then, NPR education journalist Cory Turner will moderate a panel conversation exploring what the findings tell us about American education and where we go from here.
Meet the Panel
Andreas Schleicher
Director for Education and Skills, OECD
Schleicher initiated and oversees PISA and has spent decades helping countries learn from international evidence to strengthen their education systems.
Cory Turner
Correspondent/Senior Editor, NPR Ed
An award-winning education journalist and editor with NPR, Turner has spent years helping audiences understand the forces shaping American schools and students’ experiences.
Eric Jones
Chief Learning Design Officer, NCEE
Dr. Jones has spent his career as an educator, school leader, district superintendent, and now as head of NCEE’s learning design team, helping schools and systems achieve meaningful improvement.
Tracey Burns
Chief Global Strategy & Research Officer, NCEE
Dr. Burns is an international education researcher with deep expertise in education systems, evidence-informed policy, and long-term futures thinking.
Vicki Phillips
CEO, NCEE
Dr. Phillips is a lifelong educator whose perspective on American education has been shaped by experience in the classroom and in leadership roles at the district, state, and national levels.
