Young girl holding her fingers in the shape of a square in front of her face and looking through them with one eye. Her hands are covered in paint.

A new approach to look beyond academic learning

Andreas Schleicher looks at how the OECD is opening a new chapter on measuring social and emotional skills in reliable and comparable ways

Teachers for tomorrow

by Andreas SchleicherDirector, Directorate for Education and Skills Anyone flying into Abu Dhabi or Dubai is amazed how the United … More

The OECD Tohoku School: Moving forward together

Interview with Kohei Oyama and Yoko Tsurimaki, Students of the OECD Tohoku School Project During a break from the OECD … More

Are 15-year-olds good at solving problems?

by Francesco AvvisatiAnalyst, Directorate for Education and Skills As our economies and societies grow ever more complex, success in life … More

Getting education to make biculturalism work

by Andreas SchleicherDeputy Director and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the OECD’s Secretary-General I was able to add half … More

Arts education in innovation-driven societies

by Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Senior Analyst and Project Leader, Directorate for Education and Skill, and Ellen Winner, Professor and Chair of Psychology, Boston … More