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Why education reform keeps failing students
Education reform has been on the national political agenda for decades, but has significant progress ever been made? In his new book, “Addicted to Reform,” former NewsHour education correspondent John Merrow chronicles the many attempts. Merrow sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his findings and his prescriptions for rescuing public education.
published: 17 Oct 2017
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The real experts of education reform | Oliver Sicat | TEDxOrangeCoast
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. "Empower our students and teachers, who are closest to the problems of learning, to make decisions", says Oliver Sicat. In his talk, Oliver explains how students, teachers and parents are the key to really impacting the education reform, and the education of tomorrow.
Oliver Sicat is the CEO of Ednovate, a personalized learning charter management organization founded in partnership with USC that is redesigning the American High School experience.
Before that Oliver served as Chief Portfolio Officer within the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). As an executive cabinet member, he improved student achievement results for 403,000 students attending 675 schools.
Oliver has also been a successful teache...
published: 23 Oct 2014
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20 Years of Education Reform: Lessons from Chicago | Askwith Forum
In today’s education landscape, frequent transitions in leadership are the name of the game. Changes are often abrupt, causing upheaval in the district when the new leader reorganizes and adjusts priorities. How does a district in transition avoid losing momentum? How can we navigate challenging political times while staying focused on the academic and social emotional welfare of our nation’s youth? Join us as we explore how a district can sustain progress through turbulent times with a close look at 20 years of educational reform in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) – the fourth largest school district in the nation.
Former U.S. Secretary of Education and Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan, Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, and current CEO Pedro Martinez will share th...
published: 30 Nov 2023
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Redefining the “experts” in education reform might be the key to success | Matt Candler
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The right kind of education reform will happen with people instead of to people. Part of this requires redefining who the "experts" are in education. It might be beneficial to loosen control on the part of those that train principals and teachers.If educators can view themselves as hosts to the conversation of what schools could look like, the movement for change becomes more courageous.
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MATT CANDLER
Matt Candler is founder and board chair of 4.0 Schools. To date, 4.0’s invested in more ...
published: 05 Oct 2019
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Education for opportunity: 3 ideas for American education reform
Education reform has the potential to open incredible doors to opportunity. Yet despite unprecedented levels of public school funding, far too many students in America never enjoy the benefits that can result from a high-quality education.
In his new book, “Education and Opportunity,” Michael Q. McShane proposes a market-based approach to revitalizing failing American schools — one that fosters innovation and encourages competition via school choice, education savings accounts, and charter schools. But as with any sector of the economy that moves from a public monopoly to market-led solutions, smart stabilization and support from other institutions are essential for making a decentralized school system effective.
McShane lays out a compelling case for education reform that encourages wis...
published: 24 Sep 2014
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The Politics of Education Reform: Charter Schools in New Orleans | Policy Stories
To learn more, pick up a copy of "The Politics of Institutional Reform: Katrina, Education, and the Second Face of Power" by Terry M. Moe, available here: https://amzn.to/2YeYPRb.
In the normal politics of reform, bad institutions are protected by powerful vested interests, making them difficult or impossible to fix. In the New Orleans school system after Hurricane Katrina, however, we get the rare opportunity to observe what happens when that power—which was destroyed by the storm—is removed from the equation. The result was a revolution, suggesting that there is a vast revolutionary potential among everyday decision makers who want to fix their failing institutions—a potential that, during normal times, is stifled by power but only waiting to be liberated.
For more information, visit t...
published: 17 Dec 2019
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If America’s education system is outdated, how can we evolve? | Derrell Bradford | Big Think
If America’s education system is outdated, how can we evolve?
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The current education system wasn't designed to accommodate the dynamism required today.
Derrell Bradford of 50CAN points out that, while education reform in the past has done some great things for many students in America, there is a definite need to evolve. That evolution involves maintaining the positive aspects of the education system and overcoming the negative.
This video is supported by yes. every kid., an initiative that aims to rethink education from the ground up by connecting innovators in a shared mi...
published: 11 Sep 2019
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Why The Education System Is Failing America | CNBC Marathon
CNBC Marathon explores if why the education system in the U.S. is struggling by taking a hard look at the Common Core, teacher’s salaries and sex education.
First implemented in 2009, Common Core was an ambitious initiative to revolutionize the American education system. National leaders from Bill Gates to President Obama supported the idea and it cost an estimated $15.8 billion to implement. Years later, research showed the new curriculum had minimal impact on student performance. So why did Common Core fail? Can a common curriculum be successful for all students?
At the same time, teachers earn nearly 20% less than other professionals with similar education and experience, according to the Economic Policy Institute. In many states, their wages are below the living wage, forcing teacher...
published: 21 Aug 2022
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Education reform: Beware of experts | IN 60 SECONDS
Be skeptical – That simple, two-word message can help create rational, critical thinkers, and can be applied to everything from law to science. in this video, Rick Hess, AEI Resident Scholar, encourages listeners to be critical of the experts in education policy – even himself.
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published: 02 Jun 2017
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Bill Gates on Education Reform
Bill Gates spoke with Katie Couric on Obama's push for reform in the U.S. education system.
published: 31 Jan 2011
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Why education reform keeps failing students
Education reform has been on the national political agenda for decades, but has significant progress ever been made? In his new book, “Addicted to Reform,” for...
Education reform has been on the national political agenda for decades, but has significant progress ever been made? In his new book, “Addicted to Reform,” former NewsHour education correspondent John Merrow chronicles the many attempts. Merrow sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his findings and his prescriptions for rescuing public education.
https://wn.com/Why_Education_Reform_Keeps_Failing_Students
Education reform has been on the national political agenda for decades, but has significant progress ever been made? In his new book, “Addicted to Reform,” former NewsHour education correspondent John Merrow chronicles the many attempts. Merrow sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his findings and his prescriptions for rescuing public education.
- published: 17 Oct 2017
- views: 31151
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The real experts of education reform | Oliver Sicat | TEDxOrangeCoast
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. "Empower our students and teachers, who are closest to the problems of...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. "Empower our students and teachers, who are closest to the problems of learning, to make decisions", says Oliver Sicat. In his talk, Oliver explains how students, teachers and parents are the key to really impacting the education reform, and the education of tomorrow.
Oliver Sicat is the CEO of Ednovate, a personalized learning charter management organization founded in partnership with USC that is redesigning the American High School experience.
Before that Oliver served as Chief Portfolio Officer within the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). As an executive cabinet member, he improved student achievement results for 403,000 students attending 675 schools.
Oliver has also been a successful teacher, non-profit founder and charter school principal. In 2006, Oliver was named Teacher of the Year in the Boston Public Schools, and his non-profit, Emagine, was nationally recognized for its work preparing first-generation college students for college. He moved to Chicago to build a school for the Noble Network of Charter Schools, and under his leadership, it became the #1 non-selective school in Chicago in 2011 and remains #1 today.
Oliver graduated from the University of Southern California and received his Masters degree from Harvard University
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
https://wn.com/The_Real_Experts_Of_Education_Reform_|_Oliver_Sicat_|_Tedxorangecoast
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. "Empower our students and teachers, who are closest to the problems of learning, to make decisions", says Oliver Sicat. In his talk, Oliver explains how students, teachers and parents are the key to really impacting the education reform, and the education of tomorrow.
Oliver Sicat is the CEO of Ednovate, a personalized learning charter management organization founded in partnership with USC that is redesigning the American High School experience.
Before that Oliver served as Chief Portfolio Officer within the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). As an executive cabinet member, he improved student achievement results for 403,000 students attending 675 schools.
Oliver has also been a successful teacher, non-profit founder and charter school principal. In 2006, Oliver was named Teacher of the Year in the Boston Public Schools, and his non-profit, Emagine, was nationally recognized for its work preparing first-generation college students for college. He moved to Chicago to build a school for the Noble Network of Charter Schools, and under his leadership, it became the #1 non-selective school in Chicago in 2011 and remains #1 today.
Oliver graduated from the University of Southern California and received his Masters degree from Harvard University
About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
- published: 23 Oct 2014
- views: 42422
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20 Years of Education Reform: Lessons from Chicago | Askwith Forum
In today’s education landscape, frequent transitions in leadership are the name of the game. Changes are often abrupt, causing upheaval in the district when the...
In today’s education landscape, frequent transitions in leadership are the name of the game. Changes are often abrupt, causing upheaval in the district when the new leader reorganizes and adjusts priorities. How does a district in transition avoid losing momentum? How can we navigate challenging political times while staying focused on the academic and social emotional welfare of our nation’s youth? Join us as we explore how a district can sustain progress through turbulent times with a close look at 20 years of educational reform in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) – the fourth largest school district in the nation.
Former U.S. Secretary of Education and Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan, Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, and current CEO Pedro Martinez will share their thoughts on the sustainability of improvement despite changes in leadership, what it takes, and what it will take to continue that progress in the future.
Moderator
• Jennifer Cheatham, Senior Lecturer on Education and Co-Chair of the Public Education Leadership Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Speakers
• Arne Duncan, former CEO, Chicago Public Schools, 2001 - 2008; former U.S. Secretary of Education, 2009 - 2015
• Janice K. Jackson, former CEO, Chicago Public Schools, 2017 - 2021
• Pedro Martinez, CEO, Chicago Public Schools, 2021 to present
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In today’s education landscape, frequent transitions in leadership are the name of the game. Changes are often abrupt, causing upheaval in the district when the new leader reorganizes and adjusts priorities. How does a district in transition avoid losing momentum? How can we navigate challenging political times while staying focused on the academic and social emotional welfare of our nation’s youth? Join us as we explore how a district can sustain progress through turbulent times with a close look at 20 years of educational reform in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) – the fourth largest school district in the nation.
Former U.S. Secretary of Education and Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan, Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, and current CEO Pedro Martinez will share their thoughts on the sustainability of improvement despite changes in leadership, what it takes, and what it will take to continue that progress in the future.
Moderator
• Jennifer Cheatham, Senior Lecturer on Education and Co-Chair of the Public Education Leadership Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Speakers
• Arne Duncan, former CEO, Chicago Public Schools, 2001 - 2008; former U.S. Secretary of Education, 2009 - 2015
• Janice K. Jackson, former CEO, Chicago Public Schools, 2017 - 2021
• Pedro Martinez, CEO, Chicago Public Schools, 2021 to present
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- published: 30 Nov 2023
- views: 2450
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Redefining the “experts” in education reform might be the key to success | Matt Candler
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The right kind of education reform will happen with people instead of to people. Part of this requires redefining who the "experts" are in education. It might be beneficial to loosen control on the part of those that train principals and teachers.If educators can view themselves as hosts to the conversation of what schools could look like, the movement for change becomes more courageous.
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MATT CANDLER
Matt Candler is founder and board chair of 4.0 Schools. To date, 4.0’s invested in more than 1,000 founders, equipping them to run trials of better ways to teach and learn across the US. Matt’s past gigs include: teacher/coach/principal in public and private schools; HQ Ops and Comms at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and later at Chicago Public Schools; helping people launch education ventures at LearningNext, KIPP, NYC Charter Center, New Schools for New Orleans. Matt learns best when he's making and breaking things, so he makes electric motorcycles after his kids go to bed. Learn more about that at nightshiftbikes.com.
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The right kind of education reform will happen with people instead of to people. Part of this requires redefining who the "experts" are in education. It might be beneficial to loosen control on the part of those that train principals and teachers.If educators can view themselves as hosts to the conversation of what schools could look like, the movement for change becomes more courageous.
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MATT CANDLER
Matt Candler is founder and board chair of 4.0 Schools. To date, 4.0’s invested in more than 1,000 founders, equipping them to run trials of better ways to teach and learn across the US. Matt’s past gigs include: teacher/coach/principal in public and private schools; HQ Ops and Comms at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and later at Chicago Public Schools; helping people launch education ventures at LearningNext, KIPP, NYC Charter Center, New Schools for New Orleans. Matt learns best when he's making and breaking things, so he makes electric motorcycles after his kids go to bed. Learn more about that at nightshiftbikes.com.
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Other Frequent contributors include Michio Kaku & Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
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- published: 05 Oct 2019
- views: 27457
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Education for opportunity: 3 ideas for American education reform
Education reform has the potential to open incredible doors to opportunity. Yet despite unprecedented levels of public school funding, far too many students in ...
Education reform has the potential to open incredible doors to opportunity. Yet despite unprecedented levels of public school funding, far too many students in America never enjoy the benefits that can result from a high-quality education.
In his new book, “Education and Opportunity,” Michael Q. McShane proposes a market-based approach to revitalizing failing American schools — one that fosters innovation and encourages competition via school choice, education savings accounts, and charter schools. But as with any sector of the economy that moves from a public monopoly to market-led solutions, smart stabilization and support from other institutions are essential for making a decentralized school system effective.
McShane lays out a compelling case for education reform that encourages wiser use of technology and a “marketplace of education options” that can help today’s students succeed in tomorrow’s economy
Watch other AEI education videos:
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Did you know that Americans without a high school diploma, compared to college graduates, are three times more likely to be unemployed, and even those with high school diplomas average fifty percent less in annual income than those with college degrees? But the gap between the educational “haves” and “have-nots” is vast and only growing wider.
Take Jennifer, a fourth grader born into the poorest 20 percent. Without a college degree, she only has a 5 percent chance of reaching the top, compared to a 45 percent chance of staying in poverty. With a college degree, she’s more likely to make it to the top quintile than she is to remain in the bottom. A quality education makes an enormous difference.
But it will be an uphill climb because Jennifer’s family will have fewer options for where she can attend school. Wealthier families can afford to live in better school districts or to pay for private schools. Jennifer can only hope the local public school is decent, or take her chances and try to get into a magnet school or a charter school.
The truth is, our education system stacks the odds against the poorest children, like Jennifer. But here’s the thing: it’s not a spending problem. In inflation-adjusted terms, the average yearly spending per student from 1970 to today has more than doubled. Some of the cities in the United States with the most grinding poverty actually spend among the most per student. Since 1950, while the overall number of students has grown 96 percent, the total number of teachers and staff has grown 252 percent and a whopping 702 percent, respectively. Jobs are opening for Miss Penny and Principal Jones, but it’s not working for Jennifer.
The problem with the American educational system remains just that—the system. The way we pay for, organize and regulate schools does not foster innovative and entrepreneurial solutions. School districts have become bloated bureaucracies that stifle creativity. It’s demoralizing, it’s dehumanizing, and it hurts kids like Jennifer. The good news? We can change it. There are three big steps we can take right now.
American schools are failing: 3 ideas for education reform
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https://wn.com/Education_For_Opportunity_3_Ideas_For_American_Education_Reform
Education reform has the potential to open incredible doors to opportunity. Yet despite unprecedented levels of public school funding, far too many students in America never enjoy the benefits that can result from a high-quality education.
In his new book, “Education and Opportunity,” Michael Q. McShane proposes a market-based approach to revitalizing failing American schools — one that fosters innovation and encourages competition via school choice, education savings accounts, and charter schools. But as with any sector of the economy that moves from a public monopoly to market-led solutions, smart stabilization and support from other institutions are essential for making a decentralized school system effective.
McShane lays out a compelling case for education reform that encourages wiser use of technology and a “marketplace of education options” that can help today’s students succeed in tomorrow’s economy
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Partial transcript:
Did you know that Americans without a high school diploma, compared to college graduates, are three times more likely to be unemployed, and even those with high school diplomas average fifty percent less in annual income than those with college degrees? But the gap between the educational “haves” and “have-nots” is vast and only growing wider.
Take Jennifer, a fourth grader born into the poorest 20 percent. Without a college degree, she only has a 5 percent chance of reaching the top, compared to a 45 percent chance of staying in poverty. With a college degree, she’s more likely to make it to the top quintile than she is to remain in the bottom. A quality education makes an enormous difference.
But it will be an uphill climb because Jennifer’s family will have fewer options for where she can attend school. Wealthier families can afford to live in better school districts or to pay for private schools. Jennifer can only hope the local public school is decent, or take her chances and try to get into a magnet school or a charter school.
The truth is, our education system stacks the odds against the poorest children, like Jennifer. But here’s the thing: it’s not a spending problem. In inflation-adjusted terms, the average yearly spending per student from 1970 to today has more than doubled. Some of the cities in the United States with the most grinding poverty actually spend among the most per student. Since 1950, while the overall number of students has grown 96 percent, the total number of teachers and staff has grown 252 percent and a whopping 702 percent, respectively. Jobs are opening for Miss Penny and Principal Jones, but it’s not working for Jennifer.
The problem with the American educational system remains just that—the system. The way we pay for, organize and regulate schools does not foster innovative and entrepreneurial solutions. School districts have become bloated bureaucracies that stifle creativity. It’s demoralizing, it’s dehumanizing, and it hurts kids like Jennifer. The good news? We can change it. There are three big steps we can take right now.
American schools are failing: 3 ideas for education reform
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#news #politics #government #education
- published: 24 Sep 2014
- views: 85742
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The Politics of Education Reform: Charter Schools in New Orleans | Policy Stories
To learn more, pick up a copy of "The Politics of Institutional Reform: Katrina, Education, and the Second Face of Power" by Terry M. Moe, available here: https...
To learn more, pick up a copy of "The Politics of Institutional Reform: Katrina, Education, and the Second Face of Power" by Terry M. Moe, available here: https://amzn.to/2YeYPRb.
In the normal politics of reform, bad institutions are protected by powerful vested interests, making them difficult or impossible to fix. In the New Orleans school system after Hurricane Katrina, however, we get the rare opportunity to observe what happens when that power—which was destroyed by the storm—is removed from the equation. The result was a revolution, suggesting that there is a vast revolutionary potential among everyday decision makers who want to fix their failing institutions—a potential that, during normal times, is stifled by power but only waiting to be liberated.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: https://www.policyed.org/policy-stories/politics-institutional-reform/video
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Listen to Terry Moe on EconTalk with Russ Roberts here: https://www.econtalk.org/terry-moe-on-educational-reform-katrina-and-hidden-power/.
Read “An Accidental Revolution,” about Terry Moe’s book, in the City Journal, available at: https://www.city-journal.org/education-reform-new-orleans.
Learn more about The Politics of Institutional Reform: https://www.hoover.org/research/politics-institutional-reform-katrina-education-and-second-face-power
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To learn more, pick up a copy of "The Politics of Institutional Reform: Katrina, Education, and the Second Face of Power" by Terry M. Moe, available here: https://amzn.to/2YeYPRb.
In the normal politics of reform, bad institutions are protected by powerful vested interests, making them difficult or impossible to fix. In the New Orleans school system after Hurricane Katrina, however, we get the rare opportunity to observe what happens when that power—which was destroyed by the storm—is removed from the equation. The result was a revolution, suggesting that there is a vast revolutionary potential among everyday decision makers who want to fix their failing institutions—a potential that, during normal times, is stifled by power but only waiting to be liberated.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: https://www.policyed.org/policy-stories/politics-institutional-reform/video
Additional resources:
Read "The Politics of Institutional Reform: Katrina, Education, and the Second Face of Power, " by Terry M. Moe, available at: https://amzn.to/2YeYPRb.
Listen to Terry Moe on EconTalk with Russ Roberts here: https://www.econtalk.org/terry-moe-on-educational-reform-katrina-and-hidden-power/.
Read “An Accidental Revolution,” about Terry Moe’s book, in the City Journal, available at: https://www.city-journal.org/education-reform-new-orleans.
Learn more about The Politics of Institutional Reform: https://www.hoover.org/research/politics-institutional-reform-katrina-education-and-second-face-power
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If America’s education system is outdated, how can we evolve? | Derrell Bradford | Big Think
If America’s education system is outdated, how can we evolve?
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The current education system wasn't designed to accommodate the dynamism required today.
Derrell Bradford of 50CAN points out that, while education reform in the past has done some great things for many students in America, there is a definite need to evolve. That evolution involves maintaining the positive aspects of the education system and overcoming the negative.
This video is supported by yes. every kid., an initiative that aims to rethink education from the ground up by connecting innovators in a shared mission to conquer "one size fits all" education reform.
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DERRELL BRADFORD
Derrell is the executive vice president of 50CAN where he advocates to improve educational opportunities and options for families across the country. Derrell also recruits and trains local leaders across the 50CAN network and leads the network’s National Voices fellowship; a seminar focused on education policy, political collaboration, and media.
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DERRELL BRADFORD: There are lots of times when I go out and I talk to people, and I have a little game I play I'll say, "Who in here has more than one kid?" And then somebody will raise their hand and I'll say, "I bet sometimes you look at one of your kids and you're like this one is mine and other times you look at the other one and you say I don't know where you came from." Those kids breathe the same air, they eat the same food, they live in the same house, they have the same parents, guardians, they have wildly similar experiences, but the demands of their individual learning can be night and day. And the way that we've organized our current education system is not one that is meant to be dynamic enough to meet those needs. And it was also built for a less distracting time, and our kids today they grow up in the most distracting time in the history of history. So, it is our belief as an organization, as people who work on these issues and are trying to, again, build toward more dynamism, that personalization or the closer the education is to the child in terms of proximity and in terms of specialization are ways to optimize what we should be doing in the system or systems of the future. And as a society, look, at different times we prize different things. In the early part of the 20th century, we had the fewest number of high school graduates in the world and then we had the most because there was a point where as a country we decided to prioritize high school graduation and it was a massive lift and we did lots of things to make that possible like tracking, like comprehensive high schools, which like bells and whistles like sorting and AP and all these other things that we've kind of come to know, which were meant to do something else, which was like sort people who were going to go to college and then translate everybody else into a workforce that doesn't really exist anymore, so those things were the best things we had then. I think our country, our kids, our families they want something different now and we'd like to help them build that.
If you're old like me, and if you're younger than me but older than everybody else, like a lot of the senior staff, you have a longer view on how to get things done than lots of people do in the current political moment. And if you work on education policy you can remember that the set of ideas that are most well known, assessments and measuring progress, like reforming the way teachers are trained and paid, charter schools and choice all these other things, they started in the Clinton administration and then they were organized in a more tangible way through a partnership with George W. Bush and Ted Kennedy and that became No Child Left Behind. And then they were sort of gassed up in the Obama administration and we'll call that the Obama Duncan Consensus. And in all of these phases you had Democrats and Republicans, for wildly different reasons, like urban Democrats who were deeply concerned about under-performance for kids of color in cities primarily and a lack of choice in those places, lots of conservatives and free-market Republicans who believe in competition and choice and who are anti-monopolist working together to build the framework that gave us the improvements of the last 20/25 years, particularly in urban education, but broadly in kind of American education forever.
At 50Can, and for me specifically, we think that's a feature, not a defect. And we believe, especially as an...
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The current education system wasn't designed to accommodate the dynamism required today.
Derrell Bradford of 50CAN points out that, while education reform in the past has done some great things for many students in America, there is a definite need to evolve. That evolution involves maintaining the positive aspects of the education system and overcoming the negative.
This video is supported by yes. every kid., an initiative that aims to rethink education from the ground up by connecting innovators in a shared mission to conquer "one size fits all" education reform.
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DERRELL BRADFORD
Derrell is the executive vice president of 50CAN where he advocates to improve educational opportunities and options for families across the country. Derrell also recruits and trains local leaders across the 50CAN network and leads the network’s National Voices fellowship; a seminar focused on education policy, political collaboration, and media.
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TRANSCRIPT:
DERRELL BRADFORD: There are lots of times when I go out and I talk to people, and I have a little game I play I'll say, "Who in here has more than one kid?" And then somebody will raise their hand and I'll say, "I bet sometimes you look at one of your kids and you're like this one is mine and other times you look at the other one and you say I don't know where you came from." Those kids breathe the same air, they eat the same food, they live in the same house, they have the same parents, guardians, they have wildly similar experiences, but the demands of their individual learning can be night and day. And the way that we've organized our current education system is not one that is meant to be dynamic enough to meet those needs. And it was also built for a less distracting time, and our kids today they grow up in the most distracting time in the history of history. So, it is our belief as an organization, as people who work on these issues and are trying to, again, build toward more dynamism, that personalization or the closer the education is to the child in terms of proximity and in terms of specialization are ways to optimize what we should be doing in the system or systems of the future. And as a society, look, at different times we prize different things. In the early part of the 20th century, we had the fewest number of high school graduates in the world and then we had the most because there was a point where as a country we decided to prioritize high school graduation and it was a massive lift and we did lots of things to make that possible like tracking, like comprehensive high schools, which like bells and whistles like sorting and AP and all these other things that we've kind of come to know, which were meant to do something else, which was like sort people who were going to go to college and then translate everybody else into a workforce that doesn't really exist anymore, so those things were the best things we had then. I think our country, our kids, our families they want something different now and we'd like to help them build that.
If you're old like me, and if you're younger than me but older than everybody else, like a lot of the senior staff, you have a longer view on how to get things done than lots of people do in the current political moment. And if you work on education policy you can remember that the set of ideas that are most well known, assessments and measuring progress, like reforming the way teachers are trained and paid, charter schools and choice all these other things, they started in the Clinton administration and then they were organized in a more tangible way through a partnership with George W. Bush and Ted Kennedy and that became No Child Left Behind. And then they were sort of gassed up in the Obama administration and we'll call that the Obama Duncan Consensus. And in all of these phases you had Democrats and Republicans, for wildly different reasons, like urban Democrats who were deeply concerned about under-performance for kids of color in cities primarily and a lack of choice in those places, lots of conservatives and free-market Republicans who believe in competition and choice and who are anti-monopolist working together to build the framework that gave us the improvements of the last 20/25 years, particularly in urban education, but broadly in kind of American education forever.
At 50Can, and for me specifically, we think that's a feature, not a defect. And we believe, especially as an...
For the full transcript, check out: https://bigthink.com/yes-every-kid/education-reform
- published: 11 Sep 2019
- views: 25246
39:48
Why The Education System Is Failing America | CNBC Marathon
CNBC Marathon explores if why the education system in the U.S. is struggling by taking a hard look at the Common Core, teacher’s salaries and sex education.
Fi...
CNBC Marathon explores if why the education system in the U.S. is struggling by taking a hard look at the Common Core, teacher’s salaries and sex education.
First implemented in 2009, Common Core was an ambitious initiative to revolutionize the American education system. National leaders from Bill Gates to President Obama supported the idea and it cost an estimated $15.8 billion to implement. Years later, research showed the new curriculum had minimal impact on student performance. So why did Common Core fail? Can a common curriculum be successful for all students?
At the same time, teachers earn nearly 20% less than other professionals with similar education and experience, according to the Economic Policy Institute. In many states, their wages are below the living wage, forcing teachers to seek secondary jobs to supplement their income or leave the profession all together. So why are teachers paid so little and how can the U.S. fix that?
And the majority of U.S. students report they've had sex before graduation, which means the type of sex education they receive can be a big deal, for themselves personally and for the economy. The federal government doesn't have any official regulations for what schools must include in sex education curriculum, which has lead to inconsistent lessons across the country. Watch the video above to learn why sex education is so crucial for the economy and what happens when some students are left behind.
CNBC Marathon brings together the best of CNBC’s education coverage on YouTube.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:31 How Common Core Broke U.S. Schools (Published Aug. 2021)
14:30 Why Teachers Are Paid So Little In The U.S. (Published Dec. 2020)
25:51 Why Sex Education Is So Bad In The U.S. (Published Dec. 2021)
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CNBC Marathon explores if why the education system in the U.S. is struggling by taking a hard look at the Common Core, teacher’s salaries and sex education.
First implemented in 2009, Common Core was an ambitious initiative to revolutionize the American education system. National leaders from Bill Gates to President Obama supported the idea and it cost an estimated $15.8 billion to implement. Years later, research showed the new curriculum had minimal impact on student performance. So why did Common Core fail? Can a common curriculum be successful for all students?
At the same time, teachers earn nearly 20% less than other professionals with similar education and experience, according to the Economic Policy Institute. In many states, their wages are below the living wage, forcing teachers to seek secondary jobs to supplement their income or leave the profession all together. So why are teachers paid so little and how can the U.S. fix that?
And the majority of U.S. students report they've had sex before graduation, which means the type of sex education they receive can be a big deal, for themselves personally and for the economy. The federal government doesn't have any official regulations for what schools must include in sex education curriculum, which has lead to inconsistent lessons across the country. Watch the video above to learn why sex education is so crucial for the economy and what happens when some students are left behind.
CNBC Marathon brings together the best of CNBC’s education coverage on YouTube.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:31 How Common Core Broke U.S. Schools (Published Aug. 2021)
14:30 Why Teachers Are Paid So Little In The U.S. (Published Dec. 2020)
25:51 Why Sex Education Is So Bad In The U.S. (Published Dec. 2021)
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- published: 21 Aug 2022
- views: 1713363
1:18
Education reform: Beware of experts | IN 60 SECONDS
Be skeptical – That simple, two-word message can help create rational, critical thinkers, and can be applied to everything from law to science. in this video, R...
Be skeptical – That simple, two-word message can help create rational, critical thinkers, and can be applied to everything from law to science. in this video, Rick Hess, AEI Resident Scholar, encourages listeners to be critical of the experts in education policy – even himself.
Rick's new book - "Letters to a Young Education Reformer": https://goo.gl/6qm3cV
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Be skeptical – That simple, two-word message can help create rational, critical thinkers, and can be applied to everything from law to science. in this video, Rick Hess, AEI Resident Scholar, encourages listeners to be critical of the experts in education policy – even himself.
Rick's new book - "Letters to a Young Education Reformer": https://goo.gl/6qm3cV
Rick's scholar page at AEI.org: https://goo.gl/3GRqhH
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- published: 02 Jun 2017
- views: 3278
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Bill Gates on Education Reform
Bill Gates spoke with Katie Couric on Obama's push for reform in the U.S. education system.
Bill Gates spoke with Katie Couric on Obama's push for reform in the U.S. education system.
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Bill Gates spoke with Katie Couric on Obama's push for reform in the U.S. education system.
- published: 31 Jan 2011
- views: 16064