The Global Search for Education: The Top 10
Aug25

The Global Search for Education: The Top 10

“The Global Search for Education series takes important issues related to global education and gives them context.” — Adam Steiner Diane Ravitch, Howard Gardner, Sir Ken Robinson, Pak Tee Ng, Pasi Sahlberg, Tony Wagner, Yong Zhao, Krista Kiuru, Peter Vesterbacka, Randi Weingarten, Jonathan Jansen, Michael Fullan and Andy Hargreaves, among others, have been chosen for our first Global Search for Education Top 10 List....

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The Global Search for Education: The Education Debate 2012 — Diane Ravitch
Oct15

The Global Search for Education: The Education Debate 2012 — Diane Ravitch

 “I believe that it is a public duty to provide a good public school with adequate resources and a rich curriculum in every neighborhood.” — Diane Ravitch  Making education a focus during the 2012 election debates is our ongoing goal in The Global Search for Education series.  Today I am honored to share the perspectives of Diane Ravitch as we continue the discussion of the issues that we believe will be a...

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The Global Search for Education: The 20%
Nov08

The Global Search for Education: The 20%

 “The achievement gap is not created by schools. The achievement gap begins before the children are born.” — Diane Ravitch   photo courtesy of Rick D’Elia, Save the Children U.S. Programs.  Even with food stamps, poor people are still poor. The OECD lists the U.S. as being one of the five top OECD nations with the highest child poverty rate. The impact of poverty is significant in the outcomes of children...

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