After increasing in the 1970s and 1980s, time to bachelor's degree has declined since the 1990s. We document this fact using data from three nationally representative surveys. We show that this pattern is occurring across school types and for all student types. Using administrative student...

Canada is recognized as one of the top 10 countries in secondary education according to PISA results. A particularly intriguing case in this country is the large system of highly subsidized independent schools in the province of Québec where students also perform extremely well in PISA testing....

Graduate capabilities are an essential aspect of undergraduate development in tertiary education. Accordingly, La Trobe University’s “Design for Learning” has identified particular university-wide graduate capabilities and required all faculties to explicitly embed these in their...

Cross-country studies reveal two consistent gender gaps in education - underachievement in school by boys and low rates of participation in STEM studies by girls. Recent economics research has shown the importance of social influences on women's STEM avoidance, but male low achievement has been...