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Wales's Pisa school test results have declined – but it's not a true reflection of an education system

Every three years, an early Christmas gift arrives for the global education community from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Programme for International Student Assessments (Pisa) is an international test in which 15 year olds are tested on their knowledge and skills.

The Conversation

How lending-based climate finance is pushing poor countries deeper into debt

After more than a decade of disappointment, the world’s wealthiest countries may have finally fulfilled their 2009 promise to mobilise $100 billion a year to help developing countries face the climate crisis. But the harsh truth is that developing nations are going to have to pay most of that money…

France 24

Painful reality of people lingering on waiting list

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Tory minister failed to mention England CHEATED in Pisa tests

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Australia has one of the weakest tax systems for redistribution among industrial nations – the Stage 3 tax cuts will make it worse

One of the chief purposes of government payments and taxes is to redistribute income, which is why tax rates are higher on taxpayers with higher incomes and payments tend to get directed to people on lower incomes.

The Conversation

Flexible schooling: how it sparked a ‘hysterical’ response and what families really think

Flexible school hours became front-page news in Queensland when the state government allowed schools to apply to change their hours

The Guardian - AU

Scottish schools have tumbled from top of the class. This is what went wrong

Pupils became unwitting guinea pigs of faddish, unproven theories – and paid a high price

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Rishi Sunak's asylum plans signal 'dark day for UK' blasts Humza Yousaf

HUMZA Yousaf blasted the Tory’s latest immigration plans as “morally repugnant” in a scathing response to the Prime Minister’s Rwanda policy.

The National (Scotland)

Creative bureaucracy is possible. Here are 3 things cities do to foster innovative local government

Heavyweight international players from the OECD to Bloomberg Philanthropies and the United Nations have in recent years prescribed “innovation” as a solution for the many challenges city governments face.

The Conversation

French education minister wants to improve schools after Pisa shock

French Minister of Education Gabriel Attal announced a series of measures on Tuesday to address the decline in academic performance following the 2022 Pisa study, which highlighted a "historic" decrease in French students' proficiency in mathematics.

Radio France Internationale

Create 'Scottish triple lock' to increase pensions after independence, Alba say

A PLAN for a new “Scottish triple lock” on pensions which would see payments rise faster than in the UK system has been outlined by Alba ...

The National (Scotland)

Canada’s ‘haves-and-have-nots’ health system lags behind Europe, study finds

Research says funding cuts and poor organisation stop Canadians from accessing healthcare – and 20% have no doctor at all

The Guardian - US

Israel's Gaza offensive: 'Unprecedented, without limits and merciless'

IN THE PRESS – Wednesday, December 6: We look at how papers are discussing Israel's new phase in its war against Hamas, as its military targets southern Gaza. Many argue Israel is failing to achieve its objective of destroying the Islamist militant group. Also: the OECD's PISA rankings for 2022…

France 24

The good news is bad news when it comes to Australian pupils’ Pisa scores. But there’s no need to panic

Though we stand well above the OECD average, we must double our efforts towards providing more equitable education in the future

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The Independent UK

Covid wiped out British pupils’ gains in maths and English

The UK saw an ‘unprecedented’ drop in results and now ranks behind countries like Singapore and Japan

Reason

Global Math and Reading Assessment Indicates Widespread Post-Pandemic Learning Loss

While U.S. math scores declined on the Program for International Student Assessment test, reading scores remained stable, bucking a global trend.

The Guardian - AU

Stage-three tax cuts not expected to put pressure on inflation, Chalmers says – as it happened

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Evening Standard

UK teenagers bullied more at school than in many other countries

One in five UK students said they are made fun of 'a few times a month or more'

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The Conversation

Low PISA math scores post-pandemic: Policies need to consider both academic excellence and equity

There will be a collective gasp as governments and policymakers reckon with drops in 15 year olds’ math skills in the wake of the pandemic, as captured by the OECD’s release of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 results.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's education scores decline with global trends, Pisa scores show

SCOTLAND has seen declines in performance across reading, science, and mathematics in line with global trends, according to the latest international…

Evening Standard

British teenagers climb global maths and reading rankings despite drop in performance

UK students have risen up the world league table depsite performing worse than in 2018

The Independent UK

Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds

A new study finds that students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading during the pandemic and even deeper losses in math, with test score decreases so wide that the United States climbed in global rankings simply by falling behind less sharply

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Australian teenagers record steady results in international tests, but about half are not meeting proficiency standards

Australian high school students have achieved steady results in a new round of international tests.

The Guardian - AU

Australian students’ Pisa scores still declining despite climb into OECD top 10

Educational research group says rise is more to do with other countries’ performances dropping

The Guardian - UK

UK pupils’ science and maths scores lowest since 2006 in international tests

Global slump means maths and reading rankings still up slightly in OECD assessment of 15-year-olds, but results vary for UK nations

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