The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine Secretary Ravitch
Oct05

The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine Secretary Ravitch

“In my view, historians will look on this era as a period of failed mandates, of willful and ignorant attacks on public education and the education profession, and as a time in which entrepreneurs sought to turn education into a marketplace for profit.”  —  Diane Ravitch What will be the legacy of Race to the Top and Barack Obama’s other education initiatives? Indeed, what’s been accomplished in education...

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The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine Secretary Weingarten
Sep01

The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine Secretary Weingarten

“If we could turn back the clock, we would like to have seen a greater emphasis on our biggest challenges–funding inequity, segregation, the effects of poverty. We would have welcomed a major expansion of high-quality early childhood education, and greater support for career and technical education and community schools.” — Randi Weingarten What will be the legacy of Race to the Top and Barack Obama’s...

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The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine Secretary Hargreaves
Jul24

The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine Secretary Hargreaves

“What the US now needs is a learning Secretary who promotes challenging and joyful learning for all students, uplifting and impactful learning for education professionals, and relentless learning among state systems from one another and from other systems across the world to become more innovative and effective.” — Andy Hargreaves What will be the legacy of Race to the Top and Barack Obama’s other education...

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The Global Search for Education: A Focus on U.S. Education
Jul10

The Global Search for Education: A Focus on U.S. Education

“American schools are not failing; they are getting the best results in our history.” —  Richard Dufour Educator and best-selling author Dr. Richard DuFour investigates the state of education today in his new book, In Praise of American Educators – And How They Can Become Even Better. Richard was a public school educator for 34 years, serving as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. He wrote his latest book...

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The Global Search for Education: Bring on the Change
Nov14

The Global Search for Education: Bring on the Change

“We have to keep remembering our purpose. In education it is to grow people and to help society evolve.” — Peter Senge At the IB Heads World Conference in The Hague, I talked to Peter Senge, the renowned expert on systems, business management and learning, and senior lecturer at MIT. His bestselling book, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization, teaches companies how to be smarter by...

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