The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – How do we inspire the best and the brightest to become educators?
The role of teachers is paramount to raising educational standards around the globe. In countries such as Finland, Singapore and South Korea, teachers are recruited from the most qualified graduates, are highly trained, respected and paid well. But that’s not the case in every country. According to Mckinsey’s “Closing the Talent Gap: Attracting and Retaining Top-Third Graduates to Careers in Teaching”, in the...
The Global Search for Education: The Education Debate 2012 — Linda Darling-Hammond
“Investing in high-quality teaching is the centerpiece of any successful educational system.” — Linda Darling-Hammond More than 8 in 10 Americans say education is an issue that is extremely or very important to them, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll earlier this year. Only the economy ranked higher. While the primary responsibility for education lies with state and local governments, the federal...
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