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The World Top 20 2nd Quarter Global Report - 2015

The 2015 Second Quarter World Top 20 Poll’s Global Education Report. Identifies areas of needs to improve the quality of education for students 3 to 21.

An international survey of students, parents, teachers, educators and tax-payers, is used to gather the information. The survey is held from May to June each year, at the World Top 20 Project’s official website – www.worldtop20.org

The survey’s results:

OVERALL POLL RESULTS Better Teachers - 23% More Government Funding for Education - 16% More Challenging Class Work - 11% No Standardized Testing - 11% More Technology - 11% Smaller Classrooms - 8% Better School Leadership - 5% More Cultural Activities for the Classroom - 4% More After-School Program - 4% More Community Involvement in School - 3% More Parent Involvement in Schools - 3% Safer Schools - 2%

The Top 5 Students Results

1. Better Teachers2. More Challenging Classes3. No Standardized Testing4. More Government Funding for Education5. More Technology

The Top 5 Parents Results

1. Better Teachers2. More Government Funding for Education3. No Standardized Testing4. Better School Leadership5. More Technology

The Top 5 Teachers Results

1. More Government Funding for Education2. No Standardized Testing3. Better School Leadership4. Smaller Classrooms5. More Challenging Classes

The Top 5 Educators Results

1. Better Teachers2. More Government Funding for Education3. Better School Leadership4. More Challenging Classes5. More Technology

The Top 5 Tax-Payers Results

1. Better Teachers2. Better School Leadership3. More Government Funding for Education4. More Challenging Classes5. More Technology

The Global Education Report on how to improve the 2015 World Top 20 Poll’s First Quarter ranked nation’s education systems:

1. South Korea STUDENTS: No Standardized Testing PARENTS: More Government Spending TEACHERS: No Standardized Testing

2. Japan STUDENTS: More Challenging Class Work PARENTS: More Government Spending TEACHERS: No Standardized Testing

3. United Kingdom STUDENTS: Better Teachers PARENTS: More Government Spending TEACHERS: More Government Spending

4. Singapore STUDENTS: No Standardized Testing PARENTS: No Standardized Testing TEACHERS: More Government Spending

5. Canada STUDENTS: Better Teachers PARENTS: More Government Spending TEACHERS: More Government Spending

6. Netherlands STUDENTS: Better Teachers PARENTS: Better Teachers TEACHERS: More Government Spending

7. Russia STUDENTS: Better Teachers PARENTS: Better Teachers TEACHERS: More Government Spending

8. Germany STUDENTS: No Standardized Testing PARENTS: Better Teachers TEACHERS: More Challenging Class Work

9. Finland STUDENTS: No Standardized Testing PARENTS: More Government Spending TEACHERS: No Standardized Testing

10. Israel STUDENTS: More Challenging Class Work PARENTS: Better School Leadership TEACHERS: Better School Leadership

11. Denmark STUDENTS: No Standardized Testing PARENTS: No Standardized Testing TEACHERS: No Standardized Testing

12. China STUDENTS: More Technology PARENTS: More Government Spending TEACHERS: No Standardized Testing

13. Hong Kong STUDENTS: More Technology PARENTS: Better Teachers TEACHERS: Better School Leadership

14. Norway STUDENTS: More Challenging Class Work PARENTS: Better Teachers TEACHERS: No Standardized Testing

15. Ireland STUDENTS: No Standardized Testing PARENTS: Better Teachers TEACHERS: More Technology

16. Australia STUDENTS: No Standardized Testing PARENTS: Better Teachers TEACHERS: No Standardized Testing

17. Spain STUDENTS: Better Teachers PARENTS: Better School Leadership TEACHERS: More Government Spending

18. Switzerland STUDENTS: Better Teachers PARENTS: Better Teachers TEACHERS: No Standardized Testing

19. New Zealand STUDENTS: No Standardized Testing PARENTS: More Government Spending TEACHERS: More Government Spending

20. USA STUDENTS: More Challenging Class Work PARENTS: Better Teachers TEACHERS: No Standardized Testing

The results from four other nations that participated in the survey:

NR. Belgium STUDENTS: Better Teachers PARENTS: Better School Leadership TEACHERS: More Government Spending

NR. Poland STUDENTS: Better Teachers PARENTS: Better Teachers TEACHERS: No Standardized Testing

NR. Brazil STUDENTS: Better Teachers PARENTS: More Government Spending TEACHERS: More Government Spending

NR. India STUDENTS: Better Teachers PARENTS: More Government Spending TEACHERS: More Government Spending