Education expert: Pay teachers more, expect more from them

Liz Willen:

Why is the performance of students in other countries surpassing that of U.S. students? It's a question that Marc S. Tucker, president and chief executive officer of the National Center on Education and the Economy in Washington sought to answer at a May symposium focused on education reforms in other countries, including Canada, China, Finland, Japan and Singapore.

The report, "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: An American Agenda for Education Reform," provides some scathing criticism of the U.S. for allowing other nations to catch up and then surpass America in K-12 education.

After the symposium, Tucker spoke about what we can learn from his group's findings. Below are excerpts of the conversation.

Q: The report indicates that countries outperforming the U.S. have developed strategies we have not. What are the key lessons about high performance we can take away from what is being done elsewhere?

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Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 5, 2011 4:46 AM
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