By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute With the “real” start of this election year in the United States, which is being followed with fervor around the world (e.g., “Is Obama or Clinton going to win the nomination?” says a European colleague to me in Ljubljana, Slovenia in April), much of the focus is on the “next generation” of voters. This group, which … Continue reading The Rise of The Millennials
By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute Last night I had the pleasure of speaking at the College Board Major Systems Meeting in Napa, California. The audience included superintendents and principals from mostly California, but also Washington state, Utah, and other states in the western region. The purpose of my discussion was to provide a macro overview of the changing world, ala my … Continue reading Living a Lie?
By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute Yesterday, the National Center on Education and the Economy released a report called “Tough Choices or Tough Times.” I don’t like reading reports very much. They are typically boring, and not enough pictures. This report is different. In fact, I think this is perhaps the most important education (and economy) report since “A Nation at … Continue reading A Revolution in School Reform
