Calls mount for education reforms
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Employers and unions in Germany demanded higher education funding and targeted support after poor PISA results, while officials and commentators in Finland and Spain urged teacher-selection and system reforms.
by Gema Zamarro Reposted by Dan Goldhaber, Roddy Theobald
Happy to share that our paper “Raising the Floor: Teacher Retention Effects of a Statewide Minimum Salary Increase” is now available at Education Finance and Policy: direct.mit.edu/edfp/article...
September 21, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Happy to share that our paper “Raising the Floor: Teacher Retention Effects of a Statewide Minimum Salary Increase” is now available at Education Finance and Policy: direct.mit.edu/edfp/article...
Reposted by Francis Ruiz, Lawrence Freedman
New post out:
England's schools are now the second highest performing in the world outside the far east, according to the OECD's PISA study.
Is this because of policy? Attitude to technology? Cultural factors like immigration? And where can we still improve?
samf.substack.com/p/why-englan...
England's schools are now the second highest performing in the world outside the far east, according to the OECD's PISA study.
Is this because of policy? Attitude to technology? Cultural factors like immigration? And where can we still improve?
samf.substack.com/p/why-englan...
Why England’s schools are doing so well
And what we need to focus on next
samf.substack.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:35 AM
New post out:
England's schools are now the second highest performing in the world outside the far east, according to the OECD's PISA study.
Is this because of policy? Attitude to technology? Cultural factors like immigration? And where can we still improve?
samf.substack.com/p/why-englan...
England's schools are now the second highest performing in the world outside the far east, according to the OECD's PISA study.
Is this because of policy? Attitude to technology? Cultural factors like immigration? And where can we still improve?
samf.substack.com/p/why-englan...
At the national level, we examine several topics such as enrollment, student discipline, access to advanced curricular content, & public school workforce. Led by @maithgopalan.bsky.social we find key differences for students by race/ethnicity, gender, language & special education status.
September 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM
At the national level, we examine several topics such as enrollment, student discipline, access to advanced curricular content, & public school workforce. Led by @maithgopalan.bsky.social we find key differences for students by race/ethnicity, gender, language & special education status.
Salvini, Meloni, Vannacci: “we will disenfranchise education, immigrant kids will be segregated, the curriculum will double down on traditional Italian culture (and btw no extra euro to schools)”
President Mattarella at Amatrice <taps mic>
President Mattarella at Amatrice <taps mic>
September 22, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Salvini, Meloni, Vannacci: “we will disenfranchise education, immigrant kids will be segregated, the curriculum will double down on traditional Italian culture (and btw no extra euro to schools)”
President Mattarella at Amatrice <taps mic>
President Mattarella at Amatrice <taps mic>
what happens when you cut welfare to migrants? It's a lot worse even than you think.
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Unintended Consequences of Welfare Cuts on Children and Adolescents
(October 2024) - This paper studies the effects of a large welfare benefit reduction on the children in the affected families. The welfare cut targeted adult refugees who received residency in Denmark...
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September 22, 2026 at 4:50 AM
what happens when you cut welfare to migrants? It's a lot worse even than you think.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...