Archives for blog topic “Education”
Nov 15 2012
This week, some of the nation’s most brilliant minds are meeting at the Newseum in Washington DC for important dialogues on vital issues in the US and abroad at the Washington Ideas Forum. Below are some of the highlights from day one.
Sep 12 2012
By Jeff Harris and Nayna Sasidharan
The recent strike of public school teachers in Chicago has put a spotlight on the issue of teacher evaluation.
Mar 30 2012
By Claire Preisser
How can a college education best prepare business students for their future roles as both business men and women and as citizens? With business continuing to be the most popular undergraduate major in the U.S., what is the relevance and value of the study of the humanities?
Jan 25 2012
By Jeff Harris
Skills training, community colleges, entrepreneurship, and civility were a few of the key issues President Obama spoke about in his State of the Union address last night. We asked some of our experts in these fields and others for their reactions. Their responses are below:
Oct 07 2011
“You’ll be paid and promoted the longer you stay breathing,” said a fired-up Steven Brill of public-school teachers at an Institute talk this week as part of the Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series.
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