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This page contains articles and reports related to 21st Century Skills and current conditions of education in the United States. If you are interesting in accessing the information click on the link and the content will open in a new page for your review. If you are aware of an article or report that should be posted on this site please e-mail me the information at jnodecker@hatboro-horsham.org

 

 

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21st Century Articles and Reports:

Framework for 21st Century Learning: The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has developed a vision for student success in a new global economy.
 
 
How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century:  Time published this article by Claudia Wallis and Sonja Steptoe on Sunday, December 10, 2006.
 
Tough Choices Tough Times: The report of the New Commission on The Skills of the American Workforce by National Center on Education and the Economy - Executive Summary
 
PA Draft High School Graduation Requirements and the 21st Century Economy: Department of Education Draft Graduation Requirements released for discussion.
 
U.S. Students Need 21st Century Skills to Compete in a Global Economy:  WASHINGTON, DC - Oct. 10, 2007 - A new, 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.
 
 
America's Perfect Storm: America's Perfect Storm: Three Forces Changing Our Nation's Future. This is the executive summary from the report by ETS.
 
 
Are They Really Ready To Work?: In collaboration, The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the Society for Human Resource Management conducted an in-depth study of the corporate perspective on the readiness of new entrants into the U.S. workforce by level of educational attainment. The study includes results from both an in-depth survey conducted during April and May 2006 and interviews with a sampling of a dozen HR and other senior executives. In addition, a Workforce Readiness Report Card is presented to provide an accessible snapshot of the basic knowledge and applied skills that are either deficient or excellent in those areas that employer respondents rate as very important.
 
2007 Education at A Glance: OECD Briefing Note for the United States: The OECD Directorate for Education devotes a major effort to the development and analysis of quantitative, internationally comparable indicators, which are publishes annually in Education at a Glance. These indicators enable educational policy makers and practitioners alike to see their education systems in the light of other countries performances and, together with OECDs country policy reviews, are designed to support and review the efforts that governments are making towards policy reform. This note contrasts key findings for the United States with global trends among OECD countries, under the headings: quantity and quality challenges, equity challenges, and resource and efficiency challenges. Education at a Glance 2007, as well as its executive summary, all data and web-only tables, can be downloaded free of charge at www.oecd.org/edu/eag2007.
 
 
High Schools for the New Millennium:  Every year our country loses thousands of young peoplestudents who leave school without graduating or without the skills and knowledge to succeed in life. This failure to prepare the next generation for tomorrows challenges threatens our nations economic and civic health. Our schools, particularly our high schools, must prepare all students for the demands of college, work, and citizenship. This report was prepared by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.