Mr Russell unveiled an Improvement Partnership Programme for schools with similar demographic backgrounds but different results to team up across local authorities and benefit from best practice.
Councils, secondary schools and teachers will be able to assess their school against others with the same key characteristics and also to compare against an ideal, based on the best schools with the same pupil mix.
In a speech at Glasgow University, Mr Russell said: “We know from other examples, such as Ontario, that partnership works and some Scottish schools are already reaping the benefits of this.”
More widespread collaboration would help break the link between poverty and attainment, he said.
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