The effect of school closures and distance learning during the COVID19 pandemic on student achievement is still the subject of discussion. After the end of the pandemic-related restrictions, learning losses of students are being assessed and state programs were launched to help students catch up...

Evidence-based education policy needs comprehensive data. Education economists of the Verein für Socialpolitik call for the implementation of a longitudinal education register in Germany to understand the complex interrelationships of education systems. The education register should cover all...

Die Stellungnahme der Arbeitsgruppe "Bildungsdaten" zeigt die gravierenden Datenmängel im Bereich der Verfügbarkeit und Verknüpfbarkeit von Bildungsdaten in Deutschland auf. Sie fordert die Umsetzung eines Bildungsverlaufsregisters über alle Stufen formaler Bildung sowie den regelhaften...