Around the World in 30 Days – July 2015
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Around the World in 30 Days – July 2015

C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report This month, I continued my conversations with leaders from around the world on today’s pressing issues in education – from the challenges of graduates seeking jobs to the psychological burden of bullying, from the Japanese academic community’s protests for peace to the International Baccalaureate’s commitment to multiculturalism. Meanwhile, locally in New York, I...

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Japanese Scholars Say No to War
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Japanese Scholars Say No to War

“The bills are not simply unconstitutional but also an attack on the key principles of constitutionalism and the rule of law.” — Manabu Sato, Koichi Nakano 70 Years after the end of World War II, Manabu Sato (Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo) believes Japan stands at a critical juncture. “One path,” he explains, “is that of a nation that does not wage War; the other, a nation that wages...

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