Making Schools Work
World Bank book argues weak accountability of schools and teachers lowers the quality of public schools, and lists three key reforms.
How the World’s Best Performing School Systems Come Out On Top
We are pleased to share with you a recent study conducted by McKinsey & Co., entitled “How the World’s Best Performing School Systems Come Out On Top” (2007). We have previously made reference to this study on an e-mail we sent to you in October 2007, and we thought it would be valuable to circulate the full report.
The study asks one basic question: why do some school systems consistently perform better and improve faster than others? To answer this question, the authors review twenty-five of the world’s school systems, including ten of the top performers. They conclude that what set the top performers apart from the rest was that they: 1) get the right people to become teachers; 2) develop them into effective instructors; and 3) support under-performing teachers and students
McKinsey & Co. | How the World’s Best-Performing School Systems Came Out on Top
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