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What Comes Next?
As the presidential election approaches, Marc Tucker shares his perspective on how the United States came apart and what it might take to put it back together. Despite the racial and economic divides that threaten to splinter the country, there is far more that binds us together than pulls us apart.
Global Ed Talks: Aaron Thompson
In this interview, Anthony Mackay and Dr. Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, discuss strategies for delivering culturally competent, responsive, and inclusive school leadership.
Inside One B.C. District’s Response to COVID
While planning for the 2020-21 school year, the Surrey School District in British Columbia, Canada decided it would not go back to the way things were before the pandemic abruptly closed schools in March. Find out how one top performing district is reimagining education.
Watch: Are Students Prepared for an Interconnected World?
Anthony Mackay and Andreas Schleicher examine findings from PISA 2018 Volume VI, specifically students’ experiences of global and intercultural learning at school and beyond.