In a new report, SETDA, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills urged renewed emphasis on technology in education. This page includes a link to the full report.
“The rush to digitize the written record is one of a number of critical moments in the long saga of our drive to accumulate, store, and retrieve information efficiently. It will result not in the infotopia that the prophets conjure up . . . .”
offers research-based information and extensive resources to parents and educators — anyone interested in helping students in grades 4–12 become better readers and writers
"What if we just ignored the status of students in other countries? That wouldn’t be especially neighborly, but at least we wouldn’t be viewing the gains of children in other lands as a troubling development."
"When I hear people say it's our job to create the 21st century workforce, it scares the hell out of me. Our job is to create 21st-century citizens. We need workers, yes, but we also need scholars, activists, parents -- compassionate, engaged people."
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