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Getting the Most Bang for the Education Buck
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Hess, Frederick M., Ed.; Wright, Brandon L., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2020
How might school funds be spent more effectively in today's uncertain environment? This up-to-date volume explores a range of ideas to help schools and districts better manage their resources, including: how to rethink staffing and management to get more value for employee compensation; how policymakers might revisit pension arrangements in ways…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, School District Spending, Money Management, Compensation (Remuneration)
Multi-Dimensional Review of Panama. Volume 2: In-Depth Analysis and Recommendations
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OECD Publishing, 2018
Panama has achieved socio-economic improvements in recent decades thanks to strong economic growth and consequent poverty reduction. Its growth model is characterised by a dual economy in which a small number of activities, including those related to the Canal and Special Economic Zones, have exhibited high productivity growth but limited job…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Area Studies, Productivity, Job Development
Education at a Glance 2017: OECD Indicators
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OECD Publishing, 2017
"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. With more than 125 charts and 145 tables included in the publication and much more data available on the educational database, "Education at a Glance 2017" provides key information on the output of…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Graduation Rate, Higher Education
Education at a Glance 2016: OECD Indicators
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OECD Publishing, 2016
"Education at a Glance" is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. It provides key information on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resources invested in education; access, participation and progression in education; and…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Graduation Rate, Higher Education
Accountability in American Higher Education. Education Policy
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Carey, Kevin, Ed.; Schneider, Mark, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
Three years after U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling's national commission on higher education, and nearly a decade after No Child Left Behind revolutionized k-12 accountability, there is little agreement on what accountability in higher education should look like. While more students are enrolling in (and failing to complete)…
Descriptors: Productivity, Higher Education, Tenure, Research Universities
Tertiary Education in Portugal
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OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2008
Portugal's tertiary education sector has expanded significantly over the last 20 years, but participation and overall educational attainment levels remain below European standards and enrolment rates have begun to decline. The OECD review recommends that Portugal's national government should focus on strategic direction and leave higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Governance, Innovation
Education at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators
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OECD Publishing, 2015
"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for accurate information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resources invested in education; access, participation and progression in…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Adults