PISA plunge sparks reform calls

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Charles West

@pseudo-isidore.bsky.social

There's a good rationale for the changes in another School here llc.ed.ac.uk/understandin...

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September 19, 2026 at 6:31 PM

by Mark Hibbs

2%

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Education 54%, Sociology 17%, Political science 13%, Economics 8%, Psychology 8%

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Mark Hibbs

@mark88.bsky.social

Germany's Pisa failure is no coincidence: years of low/no economic growth, climate of permissive lethargy on education, migration, social welfare, health care.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14h

European education powerhouses rocked by falling scores in global study

France and Germany among countries with low Pisa scores, which show how well 15-year-olds use school learning in life France’s were its worst ever. Germany’s, too. In the Netherlands, results also tumbled to all-time lows. Even in Finland, Europe’s much-vaunted schools champion and a global leader for decades, scores plummeted. The 2025 Pisa scores, which assess how effectively 15-year-olds apply school-learned knowledge and skills in reading, mathematics and science to real-life situations, have rocked some of western Europe’s education powerhouses. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

September 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM

by Enrique Javier Díez Gutiérrez

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Education 54%, Sociology 17%, Political science 13%, Economics 8%, Psychology 8%

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Enrique Javier Díez Gutiérrez

@enriquejdiez.bsky.social

Desmontando PISA: el gobierno de la economía a distancia sobre la educación

Cómo la evaluación estandarizada de la organización económica OCDE disciplina el sistema educativo bajo el capitalismo

https://eldiariodelaeducacion.com/2026/09/08/desmontando-pisa-el-gobierno-de-la-economia-a-distancia/

September 19, 2026 at 8:01 AM

by Margot C. Finn

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Education 54%, Sociology 17%, Political science 13%, Economics 8%, Psychology 8%

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🎓 Margot C. Finn	3%	17	3.7%

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Margot Finn

@eicathomefinn.bsky.social

'Researchers noted that the Dutch reading score has plunged by more than 60 points over the last decade, meaning today’s 15-year-olds are effectively reading at the level that 12-year-olds achieved 10 years ago.'

September 19, 2026 at 7:11 AM

by Margot C. Finn

3%

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Education 54%, Sociology 17%, Political science 13%, Economics 8%, Psychology 8%

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🎓 Margot C. Finn	3%	17	3.7%

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Margot Finn

@eicathomefinn.bsky.social

'The 2025 Pisa scores, which assess how effectively 15-year-olds apply school-learned knowledge and skills in reading, mathematics and science to real-life situations, have rocked some of western Europe’s education powerhouses.' Cites Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands.

European education powerhouses rocked by falling scores in global study

France and Germany among countries with low Pisa scores, which show how well 15-year-olds use school learning in life

www.theguardian.com

September 19, 2026 at 7:11 AM

Reposted by Mark Hibbs

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Scholar power: 0.9%

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Education 54%, Sociology 17%, Political science 13%, Economics 8%, Psychology 8%

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The Guardian

@theguardian.com

European education powerhouses rocked by falling scores in global study

France and Germany among countries with low Pisa scores, which show how well 15-year-olds use school learning in life France’s were its worst ever. Germany’s, too. In the Netherlands, results also tumbled to all-time lows. Even in Finland, Europe’s much-vaunted schools champion and a global leader for decades, scores plummeted. The 2025 Pisa scores, which assess how effectively 15-year-olds apply school-learned knowledge and skills in reading, mathematics and science to real-life situations, have rocked some of western Europe’s education powerhouses. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

September 19, 2026 at 6:09 AM

Reposted by Nuno Crato

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Público

Not everything is fate

The continued decline in PISA results was caused by a decade of erroneous educational policies, derived from ideological stubbornness and anti-scientific views on curriculum and assessment. Opinion by Nuno Crato.

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