The OECD Examiners and the Belgian Delegation - Introduction - The basic structure of the education system (The emergence of the communities - Pluralism - Decentralisation - Participation - Notes) - The Belgian commitment to education policy (Quantitative aspects - Modernisation of structures -...

How can the Netherlands move its school system “from good to great”? This report draws on international experience to look at ways in which the strong Dutch school system might go further still on the path to excellence. Clearly the Dutch school system is one of the best in the OECD, as...

The system of education in the Netherlands has undergone a great number of reforms in recent years. What is needed now is a respite, if only so that the major regulatory and structural changes that have already been made can be consolidated. Achieving a consensus on these reforms is proving a...