Here’s a presentation produced by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts asking us to think about the way we structure our schools and the education process. There are many such short videos on the RSA website broaching many topics. I selected this one, of course, because of its focus on education. You can see more videos by RSA on the RSA video pages. I encourage you to explore this interesting website.
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by Staff, Education and the Public Interest Center
Contact: William J. Mathis at William.Mathis@colorado.edu
Despite Obama administration claims, research finds no link between achievement scores and academic standards
Very little evidence supports the contention that establishing national academic standards for K-12 schools will improve the quality of American public education, and the standards push may distract attention from other vital reforms necessary for our schools, concludes the just-released policy brief The “Common Core” Standards Initiative: An Effective Reform Tool? The brief, authored by William J. Mathis, was published today by Education and the Public Interest Center (EPIC), at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the Education Policy Research Unit (EPRU), at Arizona State University.
