As school after school shuts down in the face of the Covid-19 crisis (in now more than 140 countries), online learning …

to estimate learning losses. It models the effect of school closures on achievement by predicting the deviation of the …

to estimate learning losses. It models the effect of school closures on achievement by predicting the deviation of the …

all due to differences in what students bring with them to school - socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the … like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay argues that differences in features of countries' school systems … factors of the school system, as well as factors beyond the school system, account for cross-country achievement differences …

all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the … like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay argues that differences in features of countries' school systems … factors of the school system, as well as factors beyond the school system, account for cross-country achievement differences …

overlaps with two distinct school cohorts. School-entry regulations are used as an exogenous source of variation for grade …) linearity assumptions, make it possible to account for differences in school-starting age across students who are expected to be … in different grades. On average, students’ test scores increase by about one-fifth of a standard deviation over a school …

extent to which , national policy actors use PISA in policies and practices, to evaluate and improve school …

School systems aspire to provide equal opportunity for all, irrespective of socio-economic status (SES). Much of the … criticism of recent school reforms that introduce accountability, autonomy, and choice emphasizes their potentially negative … in school systems employing these institutional features. The rigorous micro-econometric analyses are based on the PISA …

to estimate learning losses. It models the effect of school closures on achievement by predicting the deviation of the …