PISA in Focus
PISA in Focus is a series of monthly education policy-oriented notes designed to describe a PISA topic in a concise, user-friendly way.
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- ISSN : 22260919 (en ligne)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/22260919
What Makes Urban Schools Different?
- In most countries and economies, students who attend schools in urban areas tend to perform at higher levels than other students.
- Socio-economic status explains only part of the performance difference between students who attend urban schools and other students.
- Schools in urban settings are larger, tend to benefit from better educational resources, and often enjoy greater autonomy in how they can allocate those resources.
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