school work because they feel they lack some of the skills that would make a difference to their children’s success in school... …Most parents know, instinctively, that spending more time with their children and being actively involved in their … education will give their children a good head-start in life. But as many parents have to juggle competing demands at work and …

. It opens with a general summary of gender differences measured outside of the PISA assessment programme and then … considers the knowledge gained about gender-related issues from PISA 2000, PISA 2003 and PISA 2006 when reading, mathematics and …

and care, especially for immigrant children; enhance capacities of teachers and school leaders to be more responsive to … guidance; compensate for the gaps in learning environments at home through extending school hours, assisting with homework …

Value-added estimates are a significant improvement upon measures of school performance currently used in most … education systems across OECD countries. They provide a fundamentally more accurate and valuable quantitative basis for school … improvement planning, policy development and for enacting effective school accountability arrangements. This groundbreaking report …

This report highlights key issues to facilitate understanding of how a systemic approach to technology-based school …

Recent years have seen a number of initiatives which seek to provide a range of community services on school sites … architects in charge of designing school sites that meet new requirements? This report presents the main lessons learned from a …

how school safety and security, particularly in emergency situations, are addressed in over 14 countries. Addressing such …

) and has one of the most equitable school systems in the OECD. This review examines the strengths of Scotland’s schools and … the challenges they face in securing high standards for all children. One major challenge is an achievement gap that opens … up late in primary education and widens through junior secondary years: children from poorer backgrounds are more likely …