K-12 Education

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How British Columbia implemented its computer science education program

Brian Fowler, Yuri Nesen, and Emiliana Vegas

Friday, April 16, 2021

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What online forum discussions reveal about segregation in DC public schools

Vanessa Williamson and Fred Dews

Friday, April 9, 2021

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Teacher diversity and student success: Why racial representation matters in the classroom

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‘We all want what’s best for our kids’

Vanessa Williamson, Jackson Gode, and Hao Sun

Monday, March 29, 2021

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Unleashing the creativity of teachers and students to combat climate change: An opportunity for global leadership

Christina Kwauk and Rebecca Winthrop

Friday, March 26, 2021

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Know your parents

Rebecca Winthrop and Mahsa Ershadi

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

First graders work with XO laptop computers at a public school in Montevideo October 13, 2009. The Uruguayan goverment has provided a low-cost XO to every public school child in the country under the "Plan CEIBAL" program. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (URUGUAY POLITICS EDUCATION)

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How Uruguay implemented its computer science education program

Brian Fowler and Emiliana Vegas

Friday, March 12, 2021

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Empowering the US Global Change Research Program to further climate education and training

Christina Kwauk and Joseph W. Kane

Monday, March 1, 2021

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Education Plus Development

Infusing playful learning in cities: How to partner with communities for impact

Helen Shwe Hadani and Jennifer S. Vey

Thursday, April 1, 2021

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Standardized tests aren’t the problem, it’s how we use them

Andre M. Perry

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Florida teachers, whose unions are against their members returning to school, hold a car parade protest in front of the Pasco County School district office in Land O' Lakes, Florida, U.S. July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Octavio Jones

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Teachers’ unions: Scapegoats or bad-faith actors in COVID-19 school reopening decisions?

Bradley D. Marianno

Thursday, March 25, 2021

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Why teacher diversity benefits students of color

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Friday, April 2, 2021

Kindergarten teacher Princess Bryant and paraprofessional Emily Lichtenstein (L) meet their incoming students and parents remotely before the first day of classes in the new school year at the Tynan Elementary School in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 18, 2020. Bryant will begin the school year teaching classes virtually from her classroom because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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K-12 Education

How British Columbia implemented its computer science education program

What online forum discussions reveal about segregation in DC public schools

Teacher diversity and student success: Why racial representation matters in the classroom

The path forward for education and climate action

Reports

‘We all want what’s best for our kids’

Unleashing the creativity of teachers and students to combat climate change: An opportunity for global leadership

Know your parents

How Uruguay implemented its computer science education program

Empowering the US Global Change Research Program to further climate education and training

Blog Posts

Infusing playful learning in cities: How to partner with communities for impact

Standardized tests aren’t the problem, it’s how we use them

Teachers’ unions: Scapegoats or bad-faith actors in COVID-19 school reopening decisions?

Events

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Related Books

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Teachers for the 21st Century

Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century

Experts

Kenneth K. Wong

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Brown Center on Education Policy

Helen Shwe Hadani

Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking

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