The Global Search For Education: The Education Debate 2012 – Richard Wilson Riley
Oct09

The Global Search For Education: The Education Debate 2012 – Richard Wilson Riley

 “The low-income schools that are struggling seem to get the teachers that are not the best.  The states have to change that situation and put the priority on placing the top teachers in low-income schools.”  — Dick Riley  The last presidential debate offered little in the way of focus on education and related policy.  Today in The Global Search for Education series, I continue my conversations with education...

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The Global Search for Education: The Education Debate 2012 — Howard Gardner
Sep30

The Global Search for Education: The Education Debate 2012 — Howard Gardner

 The Education Debate 2012 — Howard Gardner  Has there ever been a more important time to debate the big picture questions of education?  As nations around the world reform education to prepare their students for the 21st century workplace, are our students ready to compete? In five interviews with education luminaries, I’ve asked them to imagine they were Secretary of Education and to discuss how they would address...

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