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1.   21st Century Skills, Beyond the Three Rs
The poll, released by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, indicates that Americans understand the economy has changed and that, without skills that reflect today's workforce demands, young people may face tougher challenges earning a living wage and maintaining U.S. competitiveness than previous generations did. Skills such as global literacy, problem solving, innovation and creativity are becoming increasingly important in today's society and economy.
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2.   Building a 21st Century U.S. Education System
NCTAF Board member Robert Wehling and the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future have published a book that brings together the visionary thinking of some of the nation’s finest education thought leaders and presents a diverse set of strategies and solutions to provide every child with a high-quality, world-class educational opportunity. KnowledgeWorks President Chad Wick wrote the last chapter, "The Meek Shall Inherit the Public Schools: Who Will Be Left Standing in the Learning E
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3.   TeacherTube
TeacherTube, the brainchild of 14-year education veteran Jason Smith, gives teachers a more educationally focused, safe venue to watch and upload videos that help demonstrate a new concept or skill, address specific learning objectives, or provide professional development for their fellow educators. TeacherTube includes daily featured videos on topics such as teaching about the digestive system, or how to make classroom posters with Microsoft Excel--and it also offers a video tutorial on how to upload your own videos to the site. Users are able to rate videos and leave comments; search for videos by tags; find, join, and create video groups to connect with people who have similar interests; and even customize their experience by subscribing to member videos, saving favorites, and creating playlists. When you upload videos to the site, you can choose to broadcast them publicly or share them privately with only those you invite. The site's services are offered free of charge to all users.
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Top Resources
1.   A Shared Agenda: A Leadership Challenge to Improve College Access and Success
A Shared Agenda is a call to action for leaders in all sectors of society to make college a realistic goal for all young people. This report outlines specific actions for leaders in government, higher education, schools, outreach programs, and communities.
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2.   Ohio's Education Matters: KnowledgeWorks Foundation 2000 Poll
This poll finds that Ohioan's believe education is important but they do not fully understand its value. Also reported is the perception that the public believes there to be an educational crisis in Ohio, while overestimating the number of adults who have completed a college degree.
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3.   The Link Between High School Reform and College Access and Success for Low-Income and Minority Youth
The report provides an in-depth review of school reform research that presents evidence of college preparation for all students. It examines the predictors of college-going behavior and how they have been addressed within the high school reform movement. The report then draws out the promising practices from existing reform initiatives and makes recommendations. The study examines popular school reform models through the lens of how well they address known
predictors of college-going behavior.
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Initiative Highlights
New Research Reveals Top Ten Skills for 2020
A subcommittee for Ohio Board of Education releases a top 10 list of the most important skills, knowledge and behaviors students will need to succeed in the global economy and ways to strengthen the education system to better meet students' needs.
How do youth envision the future?
How will driving forces of change affect your life in ten years? How will they shape who you become and how you will live? Listen to how students across the country answered these questions.
Receive pre-release updates on the 2009 Education Map
We’d like to offer you a sneak preview of what’s coming on the 2009 map, which is being released in January 2009. Each month, we will share some of the new impact areas and trends with you, and each month, we will ask for your feedback. We hope you'll tell us what you really think and feel about the Future of Education! Sign-up now!
21st Century Skills Poll Released
A nationwide poll of registered voters reveals that Americans are deeply concerned that the United States is not preparing young people with the skills they need to compete in the global economy.