The Global Search for Education: Including All Learners
All youth have the right to learn together regardless of any disabilities or differences they may have. While progress has been made on achieving this global goal over the last 25 years, there is still more work to be done.
Around the World in 30 Days – June 2015
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report This past month, I spoke to education innovators around the world about topics ranging from improving city schools to inclusivity to the increasing importance of film festivals in the digital age. The perspectives were manifold and brought a diverse range of opinions to the table. More than this, though, I found these stories inspirational. Which brings me to my topic of the month for our...
The Global Search for Education: Lessons from a City Challenge
“Two things more than anything surprised me: first of all, the willingness of schools to support one another, even in a policy context that emphasizes competition; and second, the extent to which politics was such a massive barrier to the creation of a context within which such collaborations can grow.” — Mel Ainscow The new book by Mel Ainscow, Professor of Education at the UK’s University of Manchester,...
The Global Search for Education: By Schools for Schools – From the UK
“By Schools for Schools starts from a different set of assumptions. In essence, it builds on the idea that within schools and the communities they serve, there are untapped resources that can be mobilized in order to transform schools from places that do well for many children to ones that can reach out to all.” — Mel Ainscow The Greater Manchester Challenge was a three-year initiative to improve the performance of...
The Global Search for Education: Education Is My Right – United Kingdom
“Education systems have untapped potential to improve themselves.” – Mel Ainscow Equity-focused educational change is probably the most discussed, debated and urgent problem we face in U.S. education today, particularly as poverty continues to grow. The term “closing the achievement gap” refers to decreasing the disparities in academic results between Black and White, Latino and White, and recent...
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