To contain the cost of education, should countries only consider teachers’ salaries?

by Dirk Van DammeHead of the Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, Directorate for Education and SkillsHigh-performing education systems value teachers and invest a lot in them. And indeed, the human factor is crucial in creating effective and high-quality teaching and learning environments. On average across OECD countries, the compensation of staff involved in education counted for 77% of...

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Skills are the key to unlocking prosperity in Peru

by Andreas SchleicherDirector, Directorate for Education and SkillsSkills are central to the future prosperity and well-being of Peru’s people Peru has been one of the strongest economic performers in Latin America with steady GDP per capita growth over the past decade, which has been accompanied by a sharp decline in poverty rates and a significant rise in educational attainment.This impressive track...

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New insights on teaching strategies

by Pablo Fraser Analyst, Directorate for Education and SkillsEducation’s purpose is to prepare children for a fast-moving, ever-changing world. Teaching faces the additional challenge of classrooms becoming increasingly more culturally diverse. Now, more than ever, this requires an adaptation of current teaching strategies. The recent OECD working paper Teaching strategies for instructional quality:...

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A peek at PISA

by Marilyn AchironEditor, Directorate for Education and SkillsSorry, we can’t divulge the results (those will be announced on 6 December); but now that we have your attention, we thought you might like to learn a little more about the test, itself, so that when the results are finally announced, you’ll have a better idea of what those results mean.PISA 2015 focused on science, with the understanding...

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