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Lessons from abroad: If Republicans controlled U.S. education policy? Australia offers a sneak peek
What would happen if conservative ideas for improving education were given free reign in the United States? If Republicans take over the Senate and then the White House, a possibility,…
Lessons from Abroad: Singapore’s secrets to training world-class teachers
Singapore has been a hot topic in education circles ever since it began to appear near the top of the pack of international assessments in math and science in the…
Iowa looks abroad for lessons on education reform
Iowa has surprisingly global ambitions to improve its education system. That’s why I found myself moderating sessions at the Iowa Teacher and Principal Leadership Symposium with titles such…
Learning our own liberal-arts lessons
As a professor of communication advocating for the liberal arts, I recently faced a tough crowd. The admissions event was filled with prospective first-generation college students and their parents. I…
How the U.S. educational system looks to a leading expert abroad
The Hechinger Report recently had a chance to ask the OECD’s Andreas Schleicher, an expert on educational systems around the world, what he makes of the current push…
OPINION: Known for its intense testing pressure, top-performing South Korea dials it back
What the U.S. can learn from one nation’s rollout of exam-free semesters
TEACHER VOICE: On the ground in Singapore, with a sharp perspective
How instructors hone their craft
STUDENT VOICE: Let’s stop the apathy in Kentucky and beyond
The connection between student and civic engagement
Everyone aspires to be Finland, but this country beats them in two out of three subjects
With a focus on equity, Estonia has quietly joined ranks of the global education elite
Four models of non-traditional schools at SXSWedu
Could a self-driving bus be the classroom of the future? Non-traditional school models from SXSWedu