Argentina
Maximiliano Abad called for an education reform after the PISA results
The national senator called for an “Educational Revolution” following the release of the OECD assessment. He also proposed convening a new Pedagogical Congress to debate changes to the system.
The results of the PISA 2025 tests reopened the debate over the state of education in Argentina. According to Perfil, the country fell back in Mathematics, Reading and Science compared with the previous assessment and ranked 72nd out of 91 countries.
According to that outlet, after the OECD data were released, national senator Maximiliano Abad called for an “Educational Revolution” and proposed convening a new Pedagogical Congress to discuss far-reaching changes.
Still according to Perfil, Abad made those remarks during the event “From the data to the Buenos Aires classroom: Experts speak,” held at the Sergio Karakachoff building of the National University of La Plata, with the participation of specialists, teachers and education figures to analyze the situation in the province of Buenos Aires.
During that meeting, the lawmaker said that Argentine public education was for much of the 20th century a social contract and stated that that bond was broken. For Abad, the assessment results reflect the system’s current difficulties.
Perfil noted that, according to the PISA 2025 data cited during the event, Argentina scored 367 points in Mathematics, 389 in Reading and 393 in Science, between 11 and 13 points less than in 2022.
The senator also questioned the inequalities in the education system and said the problem is not solved only with more resources, but also with a review of how it works and with long-term goals.
Among the main points of the proposal, he mentioned literacy from the earliest years, extending the school day, teacher training, the relationship between school, work and technology, as well as improvements in assessment systems and changes in secondary school.
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