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The foundations of formal learning are laid in primary and secondary school, but they can easily be undermined by social disadvantage and language barriers. OECD aims to help countries foster quality teaching in preschools and schools to ensure all students - regardless of circumstances - lay the grounds for a lifetime of learning. Find out more.

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OECD/PEB Follow-up to the Wenchuan Earthquake

21-Oct-2008

School buildings were the most heavily affected structure during the great Wenchuan earthquake, and student and teacher populations suffered heavy losses of life. In the wake of the earthquake, the OECD, and PEB in particular, offered to help China improve earthquake safety in schools.
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