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VIDEOS & WEBCASTS
- Oct 22 2011 - 2011 Stanford Roundable: Education Nation 2.0
 | America's schools are in trouble. Twenty five percent of American kids drop out of high school. And those that do graduate often are ill prepared for either college or a 21st Century job. Our own Secretary of Education said, "We have to deal with the brutal truth." But potential solutions are polarizing. Is the problem money? School administrators? Teachers unions? Parents? There's plenty of blame to go around, yet all agree it's a problem we must address . If we wait , the U.S. will lose its competitive edge, more young Americans will be relegated to dead-end jobs, and the U.S to second tier status. Designing an education that truly builds the necessary skills for today's enormously diverse student population is not easy. But it's the key to opportunity for our citizens, economic vitality for our nation, and to assuring the U.S. remains a world leader. There is hope: innovations and innovators that challenge the status quo; research to help us understand how to move the education needle; a virtual army of reformers experimenting with new ways to teach, learn, and run our public schools. The issues are complex:
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 | Learn about the positive impact great teachers have on student learning and the negative impact of losing great teachers through seniority-based layoffs.
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