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What Policies Work? Addressing the Concerns Raised by Canada’s PISA Results

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    (Simon Fraser University)

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Canadian educators can draw key lessons on how to improve student performance from the most recent Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) report, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute publication. In “What Policies Work? Addressing the Concerns Raised by Canada’s PISA Results,” author John Richards addresses six widely discussed education policies that may reverse Canada’s falling PISA scores. Relying on the exhaustive background research undertaken by PISA, he concludes that four of the policies may work; two probably won’t.

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  • John Richards, 2014. "What Policies Work? Addressing the Concerns Raised by Canada’s PISA Results," e-briefs 177, C.D. Howe Institute.
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    1. John Richards, 2014. "Are We Making Progress? New Evidence on Aboriginal Education Outcomes in Provincial and Reserve Schools," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 408, April.
    2. John Richards & Jennifer Hove & Kemi Afolabi, 2008. "Understanding the Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Gap in Student Performance: Lessons From British Columbia," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 276, December.
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    Social Policy;

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    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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