7 things to know about Mexico’s Historic Education Reforms

September 19th, 2013 The president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto pictured at the promulgation of the Educational Reform ceremony in the National Palace. Earlier this month, by an overwhelming vote of 102-22, Mexico’s Senate approved the over-haul of the country’s public education system. The education reforms, proposed by Enrique Peña Nieto when he took office […]

Down the Rabbit Hole

December 15, 2011   “Alice came to a fork in the road. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked. ‘Where do you want to go?’ responded the Cheshire Cat. ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the Cat, ‘it doesn’t matter.” –Lewis Carroll Education has taken a nasty fall. In fact, if we do not […]

Is No Child Left Behind…threatening to leave our nation behind?

September 29, 2011 It has been ten years since the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), but there has been little to no improvement in our country’s education standing amongst other industrialized nations in the world. Last week, President Obama offered those states struggling under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program’s […]