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We look at how other countries pursue education goals like universal primary education and gender and class equity. And we discuss how countries in the developing and developed world deal with educational philosophies about tracking, testing, and privatization. The series ran from Monday, April 24-Friday, April 28, 2006.
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| Global Education: Educating the Ukrainian Diaspora in Chicago |
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Larissa Hotra—Chicago Matters’ Ear to the Ground Mentorship Participant
Chicago is home to one of the largest Ukrainian populations outside Ukraine. While there are numerous cultural educational opportunities, navigating the education system can still be tricky for new immigrants from Ukraine. Larissa Hotra explores what older and newer generations of Ukrainian immigrants can learn from each other.
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| Global Education: International Schooling in Chicago: British School |
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Ellyn Ong Vea—Worldview Contributor
Chicago is home to a British school with a British headmaster, British public school teachers, and a British curriculum. But most of the students are American. Ellyn Ong Vea explores why American parents foot the bill for a good British education.
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| Global Education: International Schooling in Chicago: Japanese School |
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Yasuaki Nakamura—Principal, Chicago Futabakai Japanese School
Recently it was the first day of school at the Chicago Futabakai Japanese Day School in Arlington Heights. They start school in April—like the rest of Japan, even though they live in Chicago. Jerome McDonnell went back to school to see their ceremony for new students and meet their principal.
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| Global Education: Emergency Education for Refugees |
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| Rebecca Winthrop—Chair, Inter Agency Network on Education in Emergencies (INEE) Steering Group; Education Technical Advisor at the International Rescue Committee
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| Global Education: Global Activism: Extreme School Make-Over in Thailand |
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| Vachirapa Chankajorn — Rong Rein Khong Noo, “My School” Television show, Thailand |
| Global Education: Global Action Week: Global Teacher Shortage |
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| Camilla Crosso Silva—Board Member, Global Campaign for Education; Coordinator of the Brazil office |
| Global Education: Recovering from Educational Wounds of Apartheid |
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John Gilmour—Principal, LEAP Maths and Science School, Cape Town, South Africa
In apartheid South Africa, black South Africans were not allowed to study fields such as science and engineering. The LEAP Maths and Science School aims to begin to make up for years of racism in the educational system. It encourages black South African youth from an economically disadvantaged area of Cape Town to excel in mathematic and scientific achievement.
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| Global Education: Vouchers from Santiago to Milwaukee |
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Martin Carnoy—Professor of Education and Economics at Stanford; Former President, Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
Martin Carnoy explores the debate over privatizing education, and in particular the use of vouchers. He examines the cases of Santiago, Chile, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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