Vietnamese students surprised the world with their 2012 PISA results. Vanessa Shadoian-Gersing, a former OECD analyst who writes and consults on global education, offers observations based on her recent work in Vietnam.

Hello there, transference! A tech-tonic shift in educating for the global knowledge economy.

Vivien Stewart shares lessons from the world's best school systems.

US Department of Education hosts a meeting on how the world's best school systems prepare and elevate teachers.

Different sectors in Singapore gather to study workforce demands of the future, and plan how to create a supply of highly qualified workers.

A look at four case studies.

Asia Society gathered the education ministers from top education systems. Here's their advice.

An analysis of PISA results by Dr. Tony Jackson.

Asia dominates the top of the list; the United States, stagnant.

What they do right, and what the rest of the world can learn.