In this month’s edition of International Reads, we take a look at recent studies and international reports; op-eds promoting international education benchmarking; recent developments in education reform in Taiwan and China; and innovations in vocational education in Singapore, Germany, and Ontario. Recent International Reports and Analysis The...
By Austin Delaney and Jackie Kraemer The most cited examples of educational transformation are drawn from East Asian jurisdictions like Singapore and Shanghai. The experience of Poland over the last two decades, however, provides a European example of dramatic educational change. In the early nineties, emerging...
VET Reform A look at how China and Singapore are working to improve their vocational education and training (VET) systems and new research showing that more VET options can lead to a reduction in the high school dropout rate. According to the Shanghai Daily, six Chinese...
By Marc Tucker I was trying to explain the American focus on accountability as a driver of education reform the other day to an old friend, who recently retired as managing director of a regional law firm he had built into an international powerhouse. He could...
Cross-posted from Education Week The fact that Americans want their children to go to college is not just a matter of status. Even with the crippling debt carried by the average four-year college student, the investment is more than worth it in terms of added lifetime...
Cross-posted from Education Week Mike Petrilli of the Fordham Institute posted a piece on the Slate web site a few months back that made me wince. Not because I disagreed with him, but because his post highlighted how appalling the options are for the kids our...
Learning from Other Countries: Shanghai education officials are partnering with the United Kingdom’s Department for Education and sending local teachers to teach at British schools, according to Shanghai Daily. Starting in September, 60 English-speaking teachers from Shanghai will work in 30 UK schools to demonstrate...
Cross-posted from Education Week If vocational education is so important, how come the U.S. economy is doing so well? The United States is not on anyone's list of countries with the best vocational education and training systems. But the U.S. economy is surprisingly healthy compared to...
By Betsy Brown Ruzzi I recently sat down with Nancy Hoffman, Vice President and Senior Advisor at Jobs for the Future, and Bob Schwartz, Francis Keppel Professor of Practice in Educational Policy and Administration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to discuss what they have...
Cross-posted from Education Week Jobs for the Future Vice President and Senior Advisor Nancy Hoffman's recent book, Schooling in the Workplace, describes six national vocational education systems. But it does not include Finland, though the quality of Finland's compulsory schools is now legendary. Hoffman was curious—did...