Policy · Advocacy · Assessment

Education

Work on curriculum reform, international assessments, teacher training, and educational equity — in Portugal and internationally.

Initiatives & roles

2019–2026

Iniciativa Educação

Founding president. Nonprofit organisation fostering student qualification in Portugal. iniciativaeducacao.org

Member

Conseil scientifique de l'éducation nationale (CSEN)

Advisory body of the French Government on education.

2011–15

Minister of Education and Science

Government of Portugal. Led curriculum and assessment reforms during a period of measured improvement in international rankings.

PISA, TIMSS & PIRLS

Nuno Crato has been central to the analysis and public communication of international large-scale assessments — particularly the Portuguese case of sustained improvement between 2006 and 2015. See Books for full references.

Resources

Iniciativa Educação Podcasts — Iniciativa Educação Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática Economics of Education — Woessmann US National Mathematics Advisory Panel