International Assessments
Learn more about tests, like PISA and TIMSS, taken by students in multiple countries that allow for cross-country comparisons
Assessment
Opinion
Four Education Lessons From United Kingdom Schools
Although no education system is perfect, the UK system has many qualities that educators outside of the UK might consider learning about and possibly adopting.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
How Cultural Norms in Education Differ Around the World
When was the last time you, as a teacher, went out with a student's parent for karaoke or took a coffee break with your students during class? A look at different cultural norms in education systems around the world—and their benefits!
Assessment
Opinion
School Accountability Around the World: Providing Support, Not Shame
A look school accountability systems in other countries and how they could provide models for the United States.
Assessment
Opinion
Be Quiet and Listen: 3 Ways for Students to Talk More and Teachers to Talk Less
Ideas for getting students to talk more in class.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Five Strategies American Teachers can Learn From Their Finnish Counterparts
Five ideas from Finland that can be easily implemented in American schools and classrooms.
Assessment
Opinion
How Massachusetts Built a World-Class School System
Marc Tucker takes an inside look at how Massachusetts built an education system that ranks near the top of the PISA league tables and where it goes from here.
Federal
Video
What the International Test Gap Looks Like in the Classroom
Another round of international test results have been released, and once again, U.S. performance is mediocre. Compared to other countries, American students score in the middle of the pack in reading and science, and below average in math.
In this report for PBS NewsHour, Education Week correspondent Kavitha Cardoza asks students from other countries attending U.S. schools to compare the academic rigor and balance of school activities. How are educational priorities different in this country?
This video aired on PBS NewsHour on December 13, 2016.
Federal
PISA: U.S. Students Interested in STEM, but Scores Are Stagnant
American students' scores in math and reading on the Program for International Assessment have not improved since 2009, and math scores have gone down.
States
Opinion
What U.S. Cities Can Learn From the Success of London Schools
Between 2003 and 2011, London schools dramatically improved, mainly due to rapid gains among low-income and minority students. Read how they did it.
School & District Management
PISA Provides Peek at How Attendance, School Climate May Affect Achievement
The newest results on the international PISA test show how factors like attendance and school climate correlate with academic achievement.
Federal
Opinion
The 2015 PISA Results: What Do They Mean?
Marc Tucker explores how the PISA 2015 results may impact how we think about everything from math instruction and teaching quality to our place in the global labor market and immigration policy.
School & District Management
U.S. Treads Water in PISA Results for Science, Math, Reading
U.S. teenagers have flatlined in international assessments of science and reading, and declined in math.
School & District Management
TIMSS: A Closer Look at Gender Gaps in Math and Science
Gender gaps are closing worldwide, but the devil is in the details for the United States.
Assessment
International Tests Show Rising, But Mixed, Math and Science Performance
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study releases new results for 2015.