The Global Search for Education: More Focus on Skills
“This study demonstrates that meaningful measures of quality can be determined for many countries and that these would provide clear goals for educational development.” — Eric Hanushek Quality is more important than quantity, according to a recent OECD report published by the World Bank on Universal Basic Skills. The report shows how meeting basic PISA learning goals begets economic growth. 76 countries were studied....
Around the World in 30 Days – January 2015
C. M. Rubin’s global education report from India, England, Finland and Europe In January, I talked with world leaders from India, England, Finland and Europe about their goals to improve education. Each had a distinct project and clear opinions about what was the most important facet of education to focus on: from how to make education accessible to everyone, to how to make students into stronger candidates for jobs in the...
The Global Search for Education: Education and Economy
“When jobs are changing rapidly, accumulating knowledge matters less, and success becomes increasingly about ways of thinking – creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving and judgment; about ways of working – collaboration and teamwork; about tools for working, including the capacity to recognize and exploit the potential of new technologies; and about the social and emotional skills that help us live and work...
The Global Search For Education: Helping the World’s Teachers
What does TALIS teach us? Last Thursday, I attended a dazzling gala to watch special education teacher Matthew Cunningham accept the inaugural GEMS Education Chicago Teacher Award. And yesterday, I listened as Andreas Schleicher presented the key findings from the 2013 OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). In the context of Education Fast Forward (EFF) Debate 10, “Better Teaching for Better Learning: Results...
The Global Search for Education: Education and Skills
Bill Clinton gives the keynote address at the Global Education & Skills Forum Two and a half years ago, inspired by a group of young international students concerned about the relevance of their 21st century education to today’s world, I started The Global Search for Education. I believe it takes a global community to bring about meaningful change. My goal was to question the conventional wisdom of traditional education...
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