They have clear objectives, well defined and clear to all stakeholders who are pursuing these objectives systematically.
"Andreas Schleicher" (born 1964) is a German statistician and researcher in the field of education. He is the Division Head and coordinator of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the OECD Indicators of Education Systems programme (INES). He is known for his harsh critique of the German educational system, especially regarding the early selection of students and the multiple tier school system.
More Andreas Schleicher on Wikipedia.In all those countries social background has much less of an impact on outcomes than it does have in a country like Germany. They are providing students with equitable opportunities.
When demand for education began to outpace supply, students were not sent home. Instead, class size and schooling hours were extended....The incentives driving these reforms forward was a plethora of merit-based learning opportunities where progress depended on what children were able to do, not where they came from.
If Europe wants to retain its competitive edge at the top of the global-value-added chain, the education system must be made more flexible, more effective and more easily accessible to a wider range of people.
The time when Europe competed mostly with countries that offered low-skilled work at low wages has gone. Today, countries like China and India are starting to deliver high skills at low costs.
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