According to a research led by Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre titled "Culture, migration and educational performance: a focus on gender outcomes using Australian PISA tests," gender stereotypes and cultural norms of a child's family heritage have significant impacts on academic performance of students in Australian schools.

The OECD recently issued its new book-length report, "Measuring Innovation in Education 2019." The authors use the PISA, TIMSS, and PIRLS databases to look at changes in a slew of instructional and system practices across the OECD nations between 2006 and 2016.

The research, titled "Culture, migration and educational performance: a focus on gender outcomes using Australian PISA tests" compared 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test scores of non-migrant, first-generation and second-generation migrant children in Australia.The research found out that gender stereotypes and cultural norms of a child's family heritage have impacts on academic performance in Australian schools.

Saskatchewan ranks second last in turning dollars into student success out of all provinces in Canada, even after having a higher spending ratio than most other Canadian provinces. Based on PISA test scores, this articles analyzes how spending money does not necessarily increase the quality of education.

In the recent OECD issued report, "Measuring Innovation in Education 2019.", the authors offer some fascinating peeks at how the OECD nations compare when it comes to K-12 policy and practice. This article by Rick Hess look closer into STEM for the case of United States.