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A Global Take on Reform at Ontario’s Building Blocks for Education Summit
By Tim Walker Listening to education experts and policymakers at an international education summit in Toronto this week, NEA Executive Committee member Princess Moss knew that she was hearing...
View ArticleGlobal Education Effort Gets Boost From Senator
By Tim Walker The campaign for universal education got a big boost last week when Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Education For All Act of 2010. The legislation would assist developing...
View ArticleWorld Teachers’ Day Celebration Begins
By Tim Walker Recovery begins with teachers – that’s the message millions of educators, students, and parents across the globe will be celebrating today on World Teachers Day. Held annually on October...
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Global Activists Continue Campaign for Financial Transaction Tax
by Tim Walker With Congress on the verge of approving a new round of tax cuts and unemployment still unacceptably high, the political climate isn’t exactly ideal to talk about higher taxes. Painful...
View ArticlePISA 2009: U.S. Students in the Middle of the Pack
by Tim Walker The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the results of the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) on Tuesday morning, showing that...
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Global Education Leaders: Nations Must Elevate the Teaching Profession
By Tim Walker and Rebeca Logan At the International Summit on the Teaching Profession, which concluded late Thursday afternoon, participants strongly agreed that elevating the professional status of...
View ArticleSearching for Lessons on Education at Schools Around the Globe
What makes for educational success for kids around the world — and how can we apply that in the U.S.? Jeffrey Brown speaks with Amanda Ripley, author of “The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They...
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