International

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  • Editorial: Wake-Up Call
    Tue, Oct 07, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Global competitiveness
    Sometimes I think my mother should have named me Johnny...Johnny One Note. Reason: Every time I turn around I see more evidence of our general inability as a nation to make a genuine commitment to education--and to vital education-enablers such as school libraries. [ Read More ]

  • CEOs: Time to address 'education gap'
    Thu, Sep 25, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Global competitiveness
    The next president of the United States should be very concerned about the country's ability to attract and retain science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers if the U.S. is to remain a leader in a global, information-based economy, say chief executives of America's leading companies. [ Read More ]

  • Tech giants invest in global ed reform
    Wed, Sep 24, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  International
    Looking to produce their next generation of employees (and customers), technology giants such as Cisco Systems, Intel, and Microsoft are setting their sights beyond just the United States and are investing heavily in global education reform initiatives. [ Read More ]

  • Report: Retool instruction, or U.S. will fail
    Wed, Sep 10, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  21st Century skills
    Creating a 21st-century education system that prepares students, workers, and citizens to triumph in the global skills race is the central economic competitiveness issue currently facing the United States, according to a new report from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21). The report provides a sobering wake-up call for the nation's civic and education leaders. [ Read More ]

  • Educators wrestle with digital-equity challenges
    Mon, Jul 07, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  21st Century skills
    Despite gains in the number of households that are online and the number of computing devices in the hands of students, making sure all learners have equitable access to technology resources continues to be a challenge in the United States and worldwide, said panelists at a recent summit. [ Read More ]

  • Fewer students seek tech-related degrees
    Tue, Jun 24, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  21st Century skills
    Continuing a recent trend that has many business leaders worried, the Computing Research Association's annual survey of universities with Ph.D.-granting programs found a 20-percent drop this year in students completing bachelors degrees in professional IT fields. [ Read More ]

  • U.S. educators seek lessons from Scandinavia
    Mon, Mar 03, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Cross-cultural communication
    A delegation led by the Consortium for School Networking recently toured Scandinavia in search of answers for how students in that region of the world were able to score so high on a recent international test of math and science skills. They found that educators in Finland, Sweden, and Denmark all cited autonomy, project-based learning, and nationwide broadband internet access as keys to their success. [ Read More ]

 

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