“Education in America is at a crossroads, according to US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.”
This article from SmartBrief reports on the Milken Institute 2020 Global Conference. The current and former US Secretaries of Education shared their views on what should happen next with students, teachers and learning and instruction.
Main themes included:
·Empower parents
·Do something radically different
·Make access to broadband ubiquitous
·Rethink school calendars, seat time and tutoring
·Elevate the teaching profession
·Student needs -- not partisan politics -- should drive change
A very interesting read, with some strong points made by the two Education Secretaries. It seems that there is little disagreement that Covid-19 is going to bring significant longer term changes to how our education systems work.
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