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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 · Dec 6, 2023

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) · Dec 6, 2023

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 · Dec 6, 2023

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

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023

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'

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2023

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 Conversation · Dec 5, 2023

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…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2023

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

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

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 Conversation · Dec 5, 2023