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Maybe Jeb Bush Has It Right! Focus On The PROBLEM – NOT THE PROGRAM!

Jeb Bush: Not Running From Common Core, But Not Saying It Either – so says Zeke J. Miller who penned an excellent article on February 10 in TIME NETWORK. The article suggests that presidential hopeful, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, is doing something that we think is not only good policy – but good politics! […]

by Charles C. Jett

The Need For Critical Skills In India

According to an article posted in IBN Live, British educator Carl Jarvis sounds the alarm for more critical skill teaching in India’s school to enable students to face the future. Check it out. ~ CC

by Charles C. Jett

Polls Capture Public’s Sour View of Common Core

Education Week has reported that a pair of high profile polls by PDK/Gallup and Education Next show growing opposition to implementation of the Common Core Standards. The source of the principal opposition to the Common Core appears to be a misconception by the public that the standards are a “top-down” initiative spearheaded by the Federal […]

by Charles C. Jett

Advice for Graduating MBA Students . . . .

If you are a newly-minted MBA graduate, you probably have already had some business experience and have had an opportunity to see the real world in action (for better or worse). Your decision to return to the academic world for awhile most likely resulted in either a first job disappointment crisis (see “The Doom Loop”) […]

by Charles C. Jett

National Academy Foundation – Let Practice Drive Policies!

This article is authored and posted by the National Academy Foundation (NAF). The National Academy Foundation (NAF) is a leader in the movement to prepare young people for college and career success. For 30 years, NAF has refined a proven educational model which includes industry-focused curricula, work-based learning experiences, and business partner expertise from themes: […]