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Tax literacy for school children and university students is key for fostering a culture of tax compliance

Taxpayer education is the bridge linking tax administration and citizens and a key tool to transform tax culture. Covering innovative strategies in 28 countries, this publication offers ideas and inspiration for taxpayer education, literacy and outreach. The presentation ceremony, which took place in Bolivia, was attended by representatives of EuropeAid, EUROsociAL, Bolivia's National Tax Service and the OECD.




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Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education - Delivering School Transparency in Australia

This case study describes the policy-making process in Australia leading to the public release of information on every school in Australia through the My School website. Policy lessons are described to provide insight for OECD member countries which may be grappling with similar issues.




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OECD Tohoku School Address

This learning experience is an important model for other countries recovering from natural disasters as well. It demonstrates how they can best invest in their most precious resource – their young people!




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Launch of Japan's "Innovative Schools Network"

I am delighted to be at Tokyo University this afternoon for the launch of the Innovative Schools Network. As one of Asia’s foremost institutions of education, one which prides itself on moving forward the frontiers of human knowledge in the interests of society at large, Todai (Tokyo University) is the perfect setting for today’s event.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Austria

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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Reform of Austria’s school governance crucial to deliver better value for money

Austria has taken important steps to improve its school system, but needs to reform its complex school governance to further improve quality and equity, according to a new OECD report.




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Financial Education for Youth: The Role of Schools

This book addresses the challenges linked to the introduction of financial education in schools and and provides practical guidance and case studies to assist policy makers.




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OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: School Evaluation in the Flemish Community of Belgium 2011

This report provides, for the Flemish community of Belgium, an independent analysis of major issues facing the educational evaluation and assessment framework, current policy initiatives, and possible future approaches.




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Policy determinants of school outcomes under model uncertainty: evidence from South Africa

In this paper we assess the determinants of secondary school outcomes in South Africa. We use Bayesian Averaging Model techniques to account for uncertainty in the set of underlying factors that are chosen among a very large pool of explanatory variables in order to minimize the risk of omitted variable bias.




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Improving school-to-work transitions in New Zealand

The NZ labour market is among the most flexible in the OECD, and outcomes for its young people have been among the best. However, labour-market opportunities are heavily determined by initial education, where New Zealand’s system is also successful and innovative in many ways.




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Strengthening skill use and school-to-work transitions in the Czech Republic

The education system has reacted slowly to changes in labour market needs, leading to an increasing number of school leavers without sufficient qualification. In addition, declining PISA scores and a rising share of low achievers are raising concerns about the quality of the future labour force.




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Annual meeting of the OECD Schools of Government Network: Skills for a World Class Civil Service

The annual meeting of the OECD Schools of Government Network on the theme of Skills for a World Class Civil Service will be held on 6 July 2015, at the OECD in Paris.




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OECD Global Network of Schools of Government

OECD Global Network of Schools of Government provides direct access to OECD governance expertise and enables exchange of schools’ experiences and good practices in ensuring that public sector employees have the skills and competencies to address current and future priorities.




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Schools scramble to meet demand for online MBAs

Flexibility and lower fees appeal — but not all providers are competing on price




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Will online MBAs boost diversity in business schools?

Ease of access and (sometimes) greater affordability are attracting a broader demographic




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How remote study is changing business school life

The coronavirus crisis has created new ways to learn and collaborate




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Smart hirers mix social media and old-school jobs boards

Resist the temptation to rely on networks. Plus: practical tips for recruiters




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Expats in Dubai call for cut in their children’s school fees

Struggling parents demand help as work dries up due to coronavirus crisis




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Business school heads vow to fight axing of MBA apprenticeship

Deans come out against government plan to cut senior executive courses from workplace training scheme




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The thorny dilemma of when to reopen schools

Schools can spread infection, but long absences mean gaps in learning




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Unions and parent groups urge against early return to school

Calls for safety assurances despite concern over educational impact




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PwC renews calls for STEM specialists in primary schools - 04 Mar

Providing every primary school in the country with access to at least one specialist science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teacher could be possible if teachers are incentivised to acquire STEM specialisations and collaboration between schools is prioritised.




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The Lady magazine opens up its own training school for butlers and other domestic staff

Based in a 19th century country house dubbed as Norfolk's Downton Abbey, the new business will run various courses for those wanting to serve the rich and famous. (Bylaugh Hall, pictured)




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Kim Kardashian puckers up to daughter North as she drops the six-year-old off at school

North West is the child of two of the most famous people in the world. But the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye looked like any other six-year-old as mom shared a sweet school selfie.




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Kanye West's high school artwork unveiled: Paintings and sketches done by superstar at age 17

On the latest episode of Antiques Roadshow, the husband of Kanye's first cousin appeared with a collection of artwork done by the rapper when he was just 17-years-old.




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Iggy Azalea pays tribute to Romy And Michele's High School Reunion in F*** It Up video

The Aussie rapper, 29, set pulses racing as she sauntered into the club wearing a very revealing pink dress.




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How Jodie Comer and Katarina Johnson-Thompson honed skills at same school

Before Jodie Comer played the ruthless assassin Villanelle in the hit show, she honed her skills in drama classes at the same Liverpool school attended as the indoor pentathlon champion.




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High school basketball coach under fire for letting twerk instructor teach a class in the gym

Nastya Nass - a self proclaimed 'twerk icon' with nearly 7million followers - shared video of one of her boisterous classes at the Miami Beach Senior High School gym on February 28.




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Michelle Collins 'vilified and bullied' for revealing that she sent her daughter to private school

The actress, 57, told her 191,000 Twitter followers she was shocked at the 'nastiness' of comments directed at her after she revealed daughter Maia, 23, had been privately educated.




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Schoolboy dies in Glenburn Reservoir after struggling in the water

‘Fun and loving’ schoolboy Ben Thomson has died after a day out with friends at Glenburn Reservoir in Paisley, Renfrewshire.




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Schoolgirl, 15, found safe and well after more than a week missing

Courtney Booth, 15, has been found safe and well in Edinburgh eight days after she went missing. South Yorkshire Police shared the news today after releasing a CCTV image of the teenager.




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Mother fined for taking children out of school for Glastonbury

Rachel Bailey (pictured) took her twins, named Blade and Trinity, out of school to go to Glastonbury only to be fined £60 for each child by Surrey County Council.




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Prince Harry looks in high spirits as he visits a school in Nottingham for World Mental Health Day

Prince Harry, 35, was all smiles as he arrived at a school in Nottingham to mark World mental Health Day. He first visited Nottingham Academy in November 2017 with wife, Meghan Markle, 38.




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Stormzy visits his former primary school and seven-year-olds grill the star about his bad language

The 26-year-old megastar, who headlined Glastonbury earlier this year, returned to Kensington Avenue Primary School in Thornton Heath, south London for the Q&A.




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Teacher at private school attended by Emma Watson faces jail for downloading child sex abuse images 

Dr Paul Dean, 66, admitted three counts of making indecent images of children and will be sentenced next month. Parents at The Dragon School, Oxford, have been told of his conviction.




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Netherlands schools will have plastic screens fitted on desks as they begin to reopen next week

Dutch schools have been closed since March 14 and will reopen on May 11. Teachers at the Springplank in Den Bosch say they 'are not worried'. There have been 5,359 deaths in the country.




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Schoolgirl, 13, wins court fight forcing Oxfordshire council to scrap transgender 'toilets toolkit'

Oxfordshire County Council introduced the advice for transgender pupils last year, saying they should be able to use the toilets of their identified gender. The council has withdrawn the advice.




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Unions threaten to scupper plans to reopen schools by June 1

Government sources have indicated Boris Johnson wants schools to begin to reopen on June 1, although unions have expressed concern about safety. TUC's Frances O'Grady is pictured.




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Principal and teacher suspended after boy in Hitler outfit marches in elementary school's parade

Creekside Elementary School principal, Dana Rhinehart, and a teacher were suspended with pay after video of the boy's outfit circulated on social media Friday - prompting with it a swell of backlash.




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Veteran high school teacher, 63, charged with having sex with student, 17

North Carolina teacher Emma Ogle was arrested on Halloween night and charged with a sex act with a student, indecent liberties with a student and a crime against nature.




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School official placed 'on notice' after dressing as a flasher at a Halloween party with kids around

Mary Coker, a Broward County Public Schools official who got laughs dressed as a flasher at a Halloween party in what appears to be a school office with kids present, is now facing consequences.




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School administrator who dressed as a flasher for Halloween faces demotion and a $44,000 pay cut

Mary Coker of the Broward County Public Schools landed in trouble when social media posts of her barely-there outfit appeared. Complaints claim it was unclear 'if she was really naked'.




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Oklahoma law school student expelled for posting 'It's Okay to be White' flyers on campus

A previously suspended student at Oklahoma City University School of Law was expelled in November for coming onto the campus on Halloween to post pro-white supremacist signs.




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Unions threaten to scupper plans to reopen schools by June 1

Government sources have indicated Boris Johnson wants schools to begin to reopen on June 1, although unions have expressed concern about safety. TUC's Frances O'Grady is pictured.




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Angelina Jolie donates $1MIL to No Kid Hungry to feed children who relied on school lunches

Angelina Jolie is doing her bit to feed underprivileged children whose access to school lunches was cut off by school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic. She has given $1 million to No Kid Hungry.




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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agree upon 'traditional schooling' for their children

More than three years after the end of their two-year marriage, they are still not officially divorced. 




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Kate Ritchie prepares to make her debut on Play School after husband agreed to a year-long AVO

Kate Ritchie is preparing to make her debut on Play School this week, after husband Stuart Webb agreed in court to a year-long AVO banning him from going near her after drinking. 




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Manchester United's foundation donates £300,000 to its partner high schools and colleges

United have pledged £10,000 to each site to provide food, clothing, energy, medication, IT equipment and other essentials for vulnerable families.




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The Voice: Blake Shelton gets schooled on emo rock by Kelly Clarkson as Blind Auditions conclude

The 43-year-old country star was schooled on emo rock by his fellow coaches on Monday's episode of The Voice after he asked them if it was an actual form of music.




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Beauty Confidential: Back to beauty school... with new pens, pencils and crayons

The kids are going back to school, so with a little more time on your hands there’s no better time to brush up on your beauty routine for autumn.