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Abstract

• A McKinsey & Company report aims to provide a toolbox for policymakers and other stakeholders on the policy reforms and governance strategies that can promote sustained improvement in students’ learning outcomes. Significant analytical and methodological shortcomings raise doubts about the report’s findings and conclusions, however. For instance, not considering counterfactual cases (i.e., countries that do not experience an improvement) limits the report’s capacity to establish causal links between the strategies identified and the improvement of learning outcomes. The report's usefulness is further weakened by the lack of specificity and universal scope of its recommendations and the superficial analysis of factors shaping implementation processes.

Creator

• Verger, Antoni
• Zancajo, Adrián
• Fontdevila, Clara

Date Issued

• 2024-06-13

Academic Affiliation

• National Education Policy Center

Subject

• Education Policy and Policymaking
• International and Comparative Education
• School Reform and Restructuring
• Student Achievement

Publisher

• National Education Policy Center

Last Modified

• 2024-06-17

Location

• Boulder

Related URL

•  https://nepc.colorado.edu/review/learning

Resource Type

• Review

Rights Statement

• In Copyright

Peer Reviewed

• Yes

Series

• National Education Policy Center

Language

• English [eng]

Citation

• Fontdevila, C., Verger, A., & Zancajo, A. (2024). NEPC review: Spark & sustain: How all the world’s school systems can improve learning at scale. EdChoice. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. Retrieved [date], from http://nepc.colorado.edu/review/learning

License

• Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

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• National Education Policy Center

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