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What's new in large-scale international studies?

International Activities Program (IAP)
Assessment Division, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

This semi-monthly newsletter is a compilation of news articles relating to large-scale international studies from various news sources. These articles represent diverse views, and do not necessarily reflect the views of NCES or AIR.

August 1 - August 15, 2017 (15th Edition)

Main Articles

PISA

Canada - How Canada became an education superpower {BBC News}
International - Andreas Schleicher: What Are The Keys To A Successful Education System? {90.3 Kazu}
United Kingdom - Britain Turns to Chinese Textbooks to Improve Its Math Scores {New York Times}
United States - Report Finds Many American Teens Lack Basic Financial Skills {Huffington Post}

See end for additional PISA articles.

Additional Articles

PISA

Canada - Canada Has Climbed into the Top Tier of International Rankings in Education {Florida Daily Post}
United States - 'Adulting': How not to break the bank at college {USA Today}
United States - The United States still has a need for youth financial education {Michigan State University Extension}

TIMSS

Japan - Japan Might Be What Equality in Education Looks Like {The Atlantic}

Multiple Study Articles

New Zealand - 400,000 Kiwis don't read - here's what they're missing out on {Stuff} (PIAAC/PISA)

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