The world is changing and so are its schools.  In recognition of the need to prepare students for an evolving and increasingly interconnected world, a growing number of countries have remodeled their education systems to deliver an education built for the 21st century, producing higher achievement and greater equity than the U.S.

How are they doing it?

Among the strategies these systems have pursued, none have been more important than the policies they have developed to ensure that high-quality teaching takes place in every classroom, in every school, for every child.

Empowered Educators is a landmark, international comparative study of teacher and teaching quality in the world’s top-performing education systems.

The centerpiece of the study, Empowered Educators: How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality Around the World from Jossey-Bass publishers, is a cross-cutting analysis of all seven systems.  Also from Jossey-Bass are five e-books offering deep dives into each jurisdiction studied. The country and policy briefs below are offered by NCEE for researchers and policymakers to compliment the full study.