Recent Talks/Presentations

Congressional Briefing: "Economic Implications of Improved Schooling". (January 2012)

U.S. Congress, Washington, DC

International comparisons.Congressional briefing.pdf
Keynote Address: "How Much do Educational Outcomes Matter in European Union Countries?". (November 2011)

Effective policies for the development of competencies of youth in Europe, European Union Presidency Conference, Warsaw

EU growth.Warsaw.pdf
The Importance of Educational Outcomes/Taub Center. (September 2011)

Taub Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Importance of Educational Outcomes.Taub Center.pdf
Keynote Address: "From Evidence to Action". (August 2011)

USAID Global Workshop on Education and Development: From Evidence to Action, Washington, DC

USAID workshop.pdf
Globally Challenged: Are U. S. Students Ready to Compete?. (August 2011)

Learning from the International Experience: Lifting U. S. Students to World Class Levels of Performance, A Conference Organized by the Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard Kennedy School

International comparisons.PEPG_.pdf
The Role of International Assessments of Cognitive Skills in the Analysis of Growth and Development. (March 2011)

International Large-Scale Assessment Conference: The Role of International Large-Scale Assessments in Educational Policy, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ

ETS large scale.mar2011.pdf