Around the World in 30 Days: October 2016
Oct29

Around the World in 30 Days: October 2016

http://marionjensen.com/2008/01 Posted By on Oct 29, 2016

spontaneously C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report What can we learn from the best teaching and learning practices of mathematics around the world? Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States and why is her story still relevant today? While more and more young people achieve higher education degrees, youth unemployment continues to rise – so what are we going to do about it? There is a new House of Books in Kabul...

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The Global Search For Education: Top Global Teachers Focus on Well-Being in School Communities
Oct26

The Global Search For Education: Top Global Teachers Focus on Well-Being in School Communities

Posted By on Oct 26, 2016

How do school communities best support teachers, students and parents in their efforts to promote healthy, happy learners? Is learning more productive in communities that are promoting well-being for all? An OECD/PISA study finds that most teachers and principals “acknowledge that the socio-emotional development of their students is as important as mastery of school subjects. Good teacher-student relations play an important role...

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The Global Search for Education: The Millennial Bloggers – Jobs Employment and Education
Oct24

The Global Search for Education: The Millennial Bloggers – Jobs Employment and Education

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls on countries to begin efforts to achieve the 17 SDGs over the next 15 years. Sustainable Development Goal No. 4 advocates for inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all. Youth unemployment continues to grow. An increasing number of people around the world have higher education degrees. Despite this, more than half of the workers are employed...

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The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine Secretary Fadel
Oct18

The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine Secretary Fadel

“We need to re-examine college entrance requirements (and their tests).  They hold change hostage to antiquated and incomplete requirements.  Massive adaptation must be demanded by parents and educators alike.”  —  Charles Fadel What will be the legacy of Race to the Top and Barack Obama’s other education initiatives? Indeed, what’s been accomplished in education reform around the country since 2012? Does...

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The Global Search for Education: Mrs. President
Oct14

The Global Search for Education: Mrs. President

“I am struck by the similar epithets that are hurled at Hillary Clinton to those that Woodhull was branded with. She was reviled and called ‘Mrs. Satan.’ They wanted to have her jailed and accused her of being dishonest and a threat to decent society.” —  Victoria Bond In an aria from the new opera Mrs. President, Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for President of the United States, sings,...

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