Researchers agree that teachers are one of the most important school-based resources in
determining students' future academic success and lifetime outcomes, yet have …

This paper presents simulations of the potential effect of COVID-19-related school closures
on schooling and learning outcomes. It considers four scenarios—varying in both the …

This paper presents the most expansive and current cross-country dataset on education
quality. The database includes 164 countries/territories covering over 98 percent of the …

Inquiry-based science teaching involves supporting pupils to acquire scientific knowledge
indirectly by conducting their own scientific experiments, rather than receiving scientific …

Using PISA test scores from 11,527 second-generation immigrants coming from 35 different
countries of ancestry and living in 9 host countries, we find that the positive effects of country …

Even before COVID-19 shut schools, the world was in the middle of a learning crisis that
threatened efforts to build human capital—the skills and know-how needed for the jobs of …

This study examines the effect of teachers' participation in mathematics and science
professional development (PD) on student achievement in nationally representative settings …

The growth mindset is the belief that one's level of intelligence can be changed, and many
education-reform advocates have pushed for growth mindset interventions in the belief it will …

In extending the understanding of how school bullying impacts student learning, this
research explored the relationships among school bullying, students' sense of belonging at …

The role of phonics instruction in early reading development has been the subject of
significant conjecture. Recently, England implemented a phonics screening check to assess …