By Paul Fain. Research for Action has released the results of a two-year examination of three states' performance-based funding formulas for public colleges. More...

Techno-News Blog. In response to a realization that students weren’t performing well in class, Pierce College has collected data on course-completion for every instructor, allowing more than 95% of full time faculty to see how students from various backgrounds are performing in their classes over the last three years. More...

Les missions locales obtiennent de bons résultats pour l'insertion des jeunes, estime un rapport sénatorial présenté le 7 juin 2017, mais les disparités restent importantes. Le rapport propose de mettre en place la budgétisation par performance des missions locales, telle que prévue dans la convention pluriannuelle d'objectifs 2015-2018 mais non appliquée. Plus...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Why students in Moldova are performing better
Lucia Casap, World Bank, 2017/03/07
Between 2009 and 2015 Moldova significantly increased its PISA scores. This article looks for possible explanations and finds three: schools adopted a reporting process, per-capita financing was introduced, and baccalaureate exam security was enhanced. More...

Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. Direction de l’évaluation, de la prospective et de la performance, Programme d’activité 2017, circulaire n° 2017-054 du 3-4-2017.
Le programme 2017 se place donc dans la continuité des précédents, selon deux axes structurants : d’une part, la contribution au débat public et aux politiques publiques ; d’autre part l’efficience, la sécurisation et la qualité. Voir l'article...