Around the World in 30 Days – September 2015
Sep29

Around the World in 30 Days – September 2015

C. M. Rubin’s global education report People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership…. “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” has set a plan of action in these 5 important areas. What role can education play? Can we use the world’s classrooms to educate and develop the competencies and attitudes required to achieve the new UN Agenda? I spoke about this with EFF14 debate...

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The Global Search for Education: More Focus on Skills
Sep07

The Global Search for Education: More Focus on Skills

“This study demonstrates that meaningful measures of quality can be determined for many countries and that these would provide clear goals for educational development.” — Eric Hanushek Quality is more important than quantity, according to a recent OECD report published by the World Bank on Universal Basic Skills. The report shows how meeting basic PISA learning goals begets economic growth. 76 countries were studied....

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