Students Want, But Aren't Getting, 21st-Century-Skills Training
Young adults want more exposure in high school and college to 21st-century skills of problem-solving and collaboration, a new Gallup poll reveals. Read Full Post >
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May 30, 2013
April 05, 2013
Metaskills Can Keep Robots From Stealing Your Job
A new book lays out five "metaskills" that can help prepare today's students for tomorrow's workplace. Read Full Post >
December 10, 2012
Good Schools Start With Good Goals
Good schools start with good goals. I really like the goal statements from Danville Schools, a small district south of Lexington. Read Full Post >
October 26, 2012
Report: Counselors' Promise Being Squandered
An annual study by the College Board finds counselors are poorly trained for key job duties, and are often directed to spend too much time on activities that matter least for students' academic success. Read Full Post >
October 24, 2012
College Board Puts Spotlight on Needs of ELLs, New Kinds of Tests
Miami The annual meeting of the College Board got off to an unusual start: with a high-profile session on English-learners' "right to rigor," moderated by none other than the organization's brand-new president, David Coleman. The session, a panel discussion by three nationally known ELL experts,... Read Full Post >
October 18, 2012
Coalition Advances Definition of Career Readiness
A new statement attempts to establish a comprehensive and shared vision of what it means to be ready for good jobs. Read Full Post >
October 04, 2012
Common Standards Get Spotlight in Presidential Debate
The two presidential candidates devote a slice of their first debate to education. Read Full Post >
October 02, 2012
JFF Sponsors Team Teaching For Rapid Credentialing
"What's new and different is bringing in an adult ed instructor and teaching elements within the [vocational] program," said Dr Jay Box, Chancellor of Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) where eight colleges are involved in Accelerating Opportunity. "All of the general education type of teaching is contextualized to the technical program." Read Full Post >
September 28, 2012
Should the Common Standards 'Change Everything'?
A common-standards advocate argues that many aspects of American education will have to change if schooling is to fully reflect the new expectations. Read Full Post >
September 13, 2012
Common-Core Test Group Eyes State Feedback
PARCC's K-12 and higher education leaders continued their work to and agree on performance-level descriptors for the impending Common Core State Standards assessments. Read Full Post >
