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Students Lack Basic Financial Skills, Says OECD

Craig Fitzpatrick writes an interesting article, he looks at a new global study on the financial literacy of teenagers. 

With data from the OECD's PISA study, Mr. Fitzpatrick writes "The OECD has warned that 'far too many students' around the world are struggling to understand money matters."

The full article published on newstalk.com can be viewed by following the link below.

Policy Brief: Reading Performance in Post-Colonial Contexts and the Effect of Instruction in a Second Language

In an increasingly diverse world, where significant migration is becoming the norm, countries are considering a greater range of language-in-education models, varying from full immersion to increasing degrees of additive bilingualism. Independent international studies, like IEA's PIRLS, can provide valuable evidence to help support national policymaking. Our new policy brief, by Sarah Howie and Megan Chamberlain, investigates this.

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IEA Academic Visitor Program

The IEA Research and Analysis unit (RandA) offers academics the opportunity to visit IEA’s Research and Analysis (RandA) Unit in Hamburg, Germany. The academic visitor program enables visiting researchers to develop their own research projects while benefiting from the individual support of IEA Hamburg experts working in different fields related to international large-scale assessments.