Average is over: How Delaware is leading on Common Core
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Delaware Governor Jack Markell hosted a sold-out event yesterday for Delaware business, community, and education leaders to discuss how implementing high...
View ArticleEvidence Please: The Common Core in Action
The Common Core State Standards are being implemented in 44 states and the District of Columbia and have certainly not lacked media attention through the process. Many wonder how Common Core will...
View Article‘Common Core’ Sparks a Schoolyard Brawl Over Education Standards
As far as anybody can tell, two plus two still equals four in all fifty states of the Union. North and South of the Mason-Dixon line, there’s little debate that American kids should have a passing...
View ArticleIs there a STEM crisis in this country?
U.S. News & World Report has released a STEM Index of the United States and the data confirms what we in the business community have feared—that our educational system is not producing enough STEM...
View ArticleMind the Gap: Skills Gap Weighs on U.S. Jobs Growth
It’s one of today’s most vexing economic puzzles: why do U.S. employers have an estimated 4.2 million open jobs when 10.5 million Americans are still out of work?read more
View ArticleBusiness leaders find colleges not preparing students for jobs
A recent survey by Northeastern University revealed that business leaders are increasingly skeptical about the nation’s postsecondary institutions ability to prepare students with the skills necessary...
View ArticleWill America Get Serious About Education?
Journalist Fareed Zakaria writes in today’s Washington Post that America’s inequality problems are rooted in a mediocre education system and unskilled workforce. He argues that education—not high...
View Article5 Famous People Who Were Teachers
Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day where we celebrate those who dedicate their lives to inspiring children to learn every day in the classroom. Unlike the infamous South Korean teacher who...
View ArticleMichelle Rhee Takes on Louis C.K., Touts Common Core
Former Washington, D.C. public schools chancellor and founder of Students First, Michelle Rhee recently appeared on Special Report with Bret Baier to discuss the Common Core State Standards.read more
View ArticleHigh School Seniors Not Making the Grade in Math and Reading
Yesterday, the Department of Education released its National Assessment on Educational Progress (NAEP) results on the proficiency levels of high school seniors in math and reading. The results?...
View ArticleThis new $10,000 degree has everyone talking — for good reason
It’s impossible to deny the appeal of a $10,000 college degree. Average tuition for a public university is more than $35,000 for four years, while students leave college with an average $29,400 in...
View ArticleThe $10,000 Bachelor’s Degree
There is no denying it. College costs are skyrocketing. The average financial debt of a student graduating from college is currently $29,400, leaving many to wonder if a postsecondary degree is really...
View ArticleSmall Business and Common Core
Small business owners like Sandra Westlund-Deenihan understand that companies—large and small—need a pipeline of qualified workers in order to grow and compete in the future. Westlund-Deenihan’s...
View ArticleRepublicans who designed Common Core say public has been misled
Five Republican former governors who supported the Common Core from its creation during the Bush administration said that disinformation from conservatives threatened to highjack the higher standards...
View ArticleFormer Governors Tackle Common Core Foes
Five former governors who have long supported Common Core standards in their states took on the program’s critics and came out in strong support of the voluntary standards during an event at the U.S....
View ArticleNot Getting a College Degree will Cost You $500,000
With so much discussion focused on the rising costs of a college education, many wonder if college is really worth the investment. The answer: you better believe it.read more
View Article3 Ways the U.S. Can Close the Global Education Gap
If you are a regular reader of our blog, you know that of the 34 OECD countries, U.S. students rank 17th in reading, 21st in science, and 26th in mathematics. While U.S. student performance remains...
View ArticleSetting the Right Educational Standards for Colorado
In just six short years, 74 percent of jobs in Colorado will require some sort of post-secondary education. It’s a daunting stat even for a highly educated region like ours in which roughly 47 percent...
View ArticleYear Up responds to young adult employment crisis
Fourteen years ago, a social entrepreneur named Gerald Chertavian was determined to help train poor, urban young adults for meaningful careers . . . and in turn, lead fulfilling lives. What began as a...
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