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Martino, Wayne; Rezai-Rashti, Goli – Journal of Education Policy, 2013
In this paper, we undertake a particular policy critique and analysis of the gender achievement gap discourse in Ontario and Canada, and situate it within the context of what has been termed "the governance turn" in educational policy with its focus on policy as numbers and its multi-scalar manifestations. We show how this "gap…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Gender Differences, Achievement Gap
Ballard, Amy; Palmieri, Stafford; Winkler, Amber – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2008
This report has a simple aim: to present results from international assessments so readers can judge for themselves how American students stack up globally. It's intended to be a stand-alone supplement to the "Education Olympics" web event held between August 8th and August 22nd, 2008 (see edolympics.net). It shows how the U.S. has…
Descriptors: International Studies, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries