How Will We Read: In Public Libraries?
“When asked to support local library funding measures, communities have done so, voting in favor of 87% of operating funding measures last year.” — Molly Raphael Libraries across the United States need our help as they are being closed or having significant cuts made to their budgets. The public library service has impacted each of us at some point in our lives whether as a child, a student or as an...
The Global Search for Education: More on Arts
“Arts education strategies play a significant role in closing the achievement gap, improving student engagement, and nurturing creativity and innovative thinking skills.” – C. M. Rubin Thought leaders in The Global Search for Education series have consistently argued that an education without the arts is incomplete. The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities report, Reinvesting in Arts...
How Will We Read: A Book by You?
“There’s never been a better time for an author to publish a book.” — Kevin Weiss Write, edit, design, publish, market, sell your own book and book rights with highly experienced publishing staff assisting you? The self-publishing opportunity has changed significantly. Book formats and channels of distribution will continue to evolve, but one thing remains constant in book publishing – it’s...
The Global Search for Education: On Success
“67% of our sample said they are often or always stressed about school.” — Denise Pope The desire for successful children in a performance-based culture often consumes us before we realize it. “More is better” might innocently trickle into the mindset, but before you know it, the winner takes all dynamics of a competitive society can easily become a part of our everyday lives. Whether it’s...
How Will We Read: In Book Chains?
“Waterstone’s is to the British what Barnes and Noble is to Americans” – C. M. Rubin British businessman James Daunt gave up a career on New York’s Wall Street at the end of the 1980’s to occupy the world of bookshops — “the kind of bookshops he would like to visit” (shops, not stores, as Daunt likes to call them). If you’ve ever been to one of the 6...
The Global Search for Education: The 20%
“The achievement gap is not created by schools. The achievement gap begins before the children are born.” — Diane Ravitch photo courtesy of Rick D’Elia, Save the Children U.S. Programs. Even with food stamps, poor people are still poor. The OECD lists the U.S. as being one of the five top OECD nations with the highest child poverty rate. The impact of poverty is significant in the outcomes of children...
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