The Global Search for Education: Escuela Nueva Has Much to Teach Us
“There are many important facets of the Escuela Nueva model, including its systemic approach, being child centered, involving active participatory learning, children finishing academic units at their own pace, cooperative learning and children learning through dialogue and interaction.” — Vicky Colbert How do you develop a cost-effective quality learning model for the 21st Century for disadvantaged children in small rural schools...
The Global Search for Education: Because They Matter
“I want readers to walk away understanding that education requires a holistic approach and should not be solely measured by assessments.” — Nadia Lopez In 2010, Nadia Lopez founded Mott Hall Bridges Academy, a public middle school which is located in Brownsville, one of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods in New York City. Nadia’s new book, The Bridge to Brilliance: How One Principal in a Tough...
The Global Search for Education: Trends
“There is a lot of pressure placed on education to act as one of the major levers to reduce inequality, but it cannot act alone.” — Tracey Burns Trends Shaping Education 2016 is a new and updated OECD work which looks at major social, demographic, economic and technological trends affecting the future of education. The first edition of the book was published in 2008 and two subsequent editions were published in 2010...
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,...
Around the World in 30 Days – December 2014
C. M. Rubin’s global education report from Canada, China, the US and the UK. In December, I continued my conversations with world leaders on the frontiers of education reform. These leaders (from Canada, China, America and the UK) all share a commitment to transforming education at the ground level, so that the poorest and most disadvantaged schools can become sites for development of innovative education and can create smart...
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