Starting them young: Government investments in early childhood education Strengthening individual knowledge and skills should be at the core of policymakers’ agenda for economic growth and development by Sarah Grace See / April 17, 2019
Can greater openness of the school system lead to equal opportunity? Can more open school systems enable more children from non-academic backgrounds to complete an academically-oriented high school education? by Oliver Winkler / March 1, 2019
Girls read differently – and so do boys Do we need to worry about boys’ reading skills? by Franziska Schwabe / January 9, 2019
Adolescent immigrants in Germany A dual identity increases the likelihood that young immigrants will become happy, self-confident citizens of their new country by Aileen Edele / May 14, 2018
Data and effects of international large-scale school assessments Janna Teltemann looks at PISA-related policy changes and their effects on student competencies Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / January 10, 2018
“Differential education is a competitive factor” Finnish educator Pasi Sahlberg predicts a backlash against global standardization and says teachers need different training and skills Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / July 17, 2017
“Productive Failure produces learning outcomes for the 21st century” Manu Kapur, Professor of Learning Sciences and Higher Education at ETH Zurich, explains his concept of “Productive Failure” (Part 2) Interview by Sabine Gysi / May 29, 2017
Exploring Cleverlands Lucy Crehan talks about her two-year journey to discover the world's education superpowers from the inside Interview by Cornelia Puhze / April 28, 2017
Italy’s mediaeval towns pioneer modern approach to early years learning New research casts spotlight on practice that focusses on children being protagonists in their own learning by Jack O’Sullivan / November 14, 2016
Collaborative problem solving demanded by 21st century economies If humans are to have well-paid jobs in a robotic world, education systems must teach students different skills by Jack O’Sullivan / November 4, 2016
Learning time: The gap between intentions and reality A study comparing schools in different countries shows that many factors can lead to loss of learning time by Susanne Kuger / September 19, 2016
