The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine Secretary Ravitch
“In my view, historians will look on this era as a period of failed mandates, of willful and ignorant attacks on public education and the education profession, and as a time in which entrepreneurs sought to turn education into a marketplace for profit.” — Diane Ravitch What will be the legacy of Race to the Top and Barack Obama’s other education initiatives? Indeed, what’s been accomplished in education...
Around the World in 30 Days: September 2016
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Why does character education matter? And why do so many believe its role in schools is more important than ever? What does it mean to be a great Principal? How well do you know the United Nations? What do millennials think about global leadership? What would Howard Gardner do if he was Secretary of Education? What does Randi Weingarten believe will be the legacy of Race to the Top and Barack...
The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine Secretary Weingarten
“If we could turn back the clock, we would like to have seen a greater emphasis on our biggest challenges–funding inequity, segregation, the effects of poverty. We would have welcomed a major expansion of high-quality early childhood education, and greater support for career and technical education and community schools.” — Randi Weingarten What will be the legacy of Race to the Top and Barack Obama’s...
Around the World in 30 Days: August 2016
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report What would you do if you were US Education Secretary? What Curriculum makes education relevant in a 21st Century world? What do Millennials around the world think about Immigration? What do our Top Global Teachers do to promote integration in their increasingly diverse classrooms? Those are the questions we were most curious about this month. Some time early next year a new President may...
Around the World in 30 Days: July 2016
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report As the United States prepares to elect a new President this November, putting every student on a path towards a successful future should be the most important focus for discussion and debate among candidates as well as all voters. With that in mind, this month we asked Dr. Andy Hargreaves to kick off our Education Debate series 2016. Manish Kothari, Edmodo’s General Manager of...
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