Most parents know, instinctively, that spending more time with their children and being actively involved in their … education will give their children a good head-start in life. But as many parents have to juggle competing demands at work and … at home, there never seems to be enough time. Often, too, parents are reluctant to offer to help their children with …

At some point in their child’s education, many parents have considered whether it would be worth the expense to enrol … their child in a private school. For parents, private schools may offer a particular kind of instruction that is not … available in public schools. If private schools also attract higher-performing students and better teachers than public schools …

Across OECD countries, almost one in every five students does not reach a basic minimum level of skills. In addition …, students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds are twice as likely to be low performers. Lack of fairness and inclusion … all children succeed in their schooling. …

is possible, and provides students, parents, policy makers and other education stakeholders insights into what enables …Many socio-economically disadvantaged students excel in PISA. Students who succeed at school despite a disadvantaged … background -- resilient students -- are the focus of Against the Odds. The report shows that overcoming barriers to achievement …

in students’ backgrounds. Countries covered: Canada, England, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Sweden. …