The article analyzes the PISA 2025 results in Portugal and criticizes the way the country reacts to the results of this international exam every four years, instead of implementing a continuous and robust evaluation system. The text argues that the "blame game" that occurs whenever PISA results arrive teaches no one how to do math, meaning it does not solve the structural problems of education. It advocates that Portugal needs an external evaluation system that is continuous, protected from electoral cycles, and capable of detecting learning gaps in real time. Currently, the country only becomes aware of educational problems when PISA results are published, which creates a dynamic of late alarm and mutual accusations among the various stakeholders in the education system.
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PISA 2025: the blame game teaches no one how to do math
SOL12 September 2026 at 12:00
Why this matters
This article is relevant for Portuguese students, parents, and educators, who face the consequences of reactive rather than preventive educational policies. The discussion about protecting evaluation systems from electoral cycles directly affects the quality of teaching and the ability to respond to learning difficulties. The article comes in the wake of the PISA 2025 results, which raised alerts about problems in the Portuguese education system.
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