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The goal was clear and compelling: to engineer an educational system that isn’t just about maintaining standards but setting them.
NCEE and legislators grapple with questions about the future of education systems at the 2022 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit.
A Las Vegas principal used the upheaval of the pandemic as a chance to ground the school’s professional learning in teacher-led inquiry.
The pandemic has sparked widespread acknowledgment of the importance of in-person learning, the value of teacher-student relationships and the role of schools as a social hub for students, families, and communities. But that appreciation of in-person interactions does not mean that top-performing systems have just shifted back to the “old normal” as in-person ...
From increasing teacher pay to widening the recruitment net to rethinking the very nature of the job, Estonia’s education strategy is aimed at improving recruitment and retention of its teaching force.
America Achieves CEO Jon Schnur discusses the importance of a good jobs agenda and the role of career pathway systems for preparing children for the next economy on the latest Global Ed Talk with NCEE’s Anthony Mackay.
Expanding Access to Early Childhood Resources on a Shoestring Budget: A Superintendent Leads the Way
A Las Vegas principal used the upheaval of the pandemic as a chance to ground the school’s professional learning in teacher-led inquiry.
Finnish students in teacher training programs spend a full year teaching in a specialized teacher training school before graduation.
By Anthony Mackay In this Global Ed Talks interview, Anthony Mackay sits down with Peggy Brookins, President and CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) to discuss the current state of the profession, building and promoting an evidence-informed learning profession, and priority areas of action to advance the profession – ...
By Jennifer Craw Vocational education and training (VET) in Singapore and Switzerland is the most popular choice for students, with over two-thirds of students in both countries opting for a VET program rather than a traditional academic program when given the option. This is due in part to the fact that VET in ...
Singapore’s system of teacher development is second to none.
By Jennifer Craw In Switzerland, employers contribute about 60 percent of the total cost of the entire Vocational Education and Training (VET) system. Young people apprentice in companies and are paid because they contribute to the work of the company. This is not how VET works in the United States where most firms ...
By Jennifer Craw Strong vocational education and training systems in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany give students the skills they need to more easily transition into the workforce, resulting in a much better rate of youth in engaged in work and learning. Each of these countries has a lower rate of youth ages ...
By Jennifer Craw Teachers in the Unites States spend many more hours per year in front of classes than do their international counterparts. While US teachers spend most of their time in front of the class teaching, teachers in top-performing countries like South Korea, Finland and Canada are expected to spend time collaborating ...
By Jennifer Craw Top-performing systems realize the importance of deploying their teachers wisely. That’s why Japan, South Korea and Singapore rotate teachers’ school assignments periodically. This allows teachers to work with and learn from a broad range of their peers, experience different school contexts including those in rural and urban schools, and teach ...
Finnish students in teacher training programs spend a full year teaching in a specialized teacher training school before graduation.
By Anthony Mackay In this Global Ed Talks interview, Anthony Mackay sits down with Peggy Brookins, President and CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) to discuss the current state of the profession, building and promoting an evidence-informed learning profession, and priority areas of action to advance the profession – ...
By Jennifer Craw Vocational education and training (VET) in Singapore and Switzerland is the most popular choice for students, with over two-thirds of students in both countries opting for a VET program rather than a traditional academic program when given the option. This is due in part to the fact that VET in ...
Singapore’s system of teacher development is second to none.
By Jennifer Craw In Switzerland, employers contribute about 60 percent of the total cost of the entire Vocational Education and Training (VET) system. Young people apprentice in companies and are paid because they contribute to the work of the company. This is not how VET works in the United States where most firms ...
By Jennifer Craw Strong vocational education and training systems in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany give students the skills they need to more easily transition into the workforce, resulting in a much better rate of youth in engaged in work and learning. Each of these countries has a lower rate of youth ages ...
By Jennifer Craw Teachers in the Unites States spend many more hours per year in front of classes than do their international counterparts. While US teachers spend most of their time in front of the class teaching, teachers in top-performing countries like South Korea, Finland and Canada are expected to spend time collaborating ...
By Jennifer Craw Top-performing systems realize the importance of deploying their teachers wisely. That’s why Japan, South Korea and Singapore rotate teachers’ school assignments periodically. This allows teachers to work with and learn from a broad range of their peers, experience different school contexts including those in rural and urban schools, and teach ...