Teachers in the US earn less than 60 cents on the dollar earned by professionals with a similar education, according to a report from the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation. Data show this pay gap is higher than in any other OECD country.
About 18% of teachers in Australia's primary schools were male in 2016 -- down from 28% in 1977. The trend is similar in secondary schools, according to a report in Economics of Education Review.
Teachers in England and Scotland earned less in real terms in 2015 than a decade before, says an annual report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
More than two-thirds of young people in the UK have an "international outlook" and many fear for their prospects once the UK leaves the EU, says a report.
Children caught in natural or man-made disasters can suffer from trauma and bereavement far longer than adults realize, and this can affect not only how well they perform at school but also the trajectory of their lives, researchers have said.
Tertiary enrollment is expanding rapidly, with very strong returns for individuals and taxpayers, but new evidence shows that universities can fail to offer, and individuals fail to pursue, the fields of study that promise the greatest labour-market opportunities, according to a new OECD report.
The release of the 2017 edition of the OECD’s ‘Education at a Glance’ contains data supporting Education International’s position that teacher salaries remain stagnant and that class size does have an impact on student outcomes.
With schools getting rid of weaker pupils to look good in league tables, it’s time to accept market ideology is a failure in education, writes Fiona Millar.