Category Archives: OECD

Close all USED-funded research centers: Evaluation of existing regulations: My two bits

Posted on 8 July, 2017 by Richard P Phelps

My comments below in response to the USED request for comments on existing USED regulations. To submit your own, follow the instructions at:  https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=ED-2017-OS-0074-0001 MEMORANDUM To:  Hilary Malawer, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Education … Continue reading →

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Significance of PISA math results

Posted on 2 January, 2017 by Wayne Bishop

A new round of two international comparisons of student mathematics performance came out recently and there was a lot of interest because the reports were almost simultaneous, TIMSS[1] in late November 2016 and PISA[2] just a week later. They are … Continue reading →

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