IEA INSIDER 2025
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EDUCATION MATTERS BY DIRK HASTEDT
The title of this year’s IEA Insider , “Education Matters,” speaks to our continued commitment to improve teaching and learning by providing high-quality data that supports informed decision-making at all levels. Education is one of the building blocks of a strong and thriving society. It shapes individuals and helps communities to thrive in a changing world. At the heart of our work is a belief that sound evidence leads to better outcomes. Whether it's shaping national education policies, driving academic research, or supporting classroom practice, IEA strives to provide reliable, comparative data and research that meets the needs of policymakers, researchers, and educators alike. That said, a note of caution is warranted: while international large-scale assessments
provide important data on key indicators, they should not be treated as performance targets. Through our international studies, collaborative research, and open-access resources, we aim to keep our work both rigorous and relevant. We have reached several major milestones since the last IEA Insider . The international reports and databases for TIMSS 2023, ICILS 2023, and LaNA have been released (see pages 10, 20, 26 respectively), offering important insights that are already informing national conversations. This issue of the Insider makes space for a special feature on national perspectives (see pages 31-40), highlighting how IEA data is being put into practice and the impact it is having on education policy and practice. I am also pleased to highlight the release of Volume 2 of our Research for Educators series (see pages 81-83), which translates key findings from IEA studies into accessible insights for teachers and school leaders. This volume builds on our commitment to making international research more meaningful for those working directly in classrooms, helping bridge the gap between large-scale assessment data and everyday classroom practice.
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