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 Recent Press Clips on the Commission 3/1/10 Kappan Changing the System is the Only Solution Marc Tucker 02/18/10 The New York Times High Schools to Offer Plan to Graduate 2 Years Early Sam Dillon 05/30/09 Washington Post 10 Steps to World-Class Schools William Brock, Ray Marshall and Marc Tucker 5/28/09 Business Week Moving Beyond No Child Left Behind 03/12/09 Education Daily Tough Choices coalition hopes to improve U.S. workforce by James Michael Brodie 03/11/09 The News Journal DEL. Joins Education Reform Effort by Jennifer Price 03/11/09 The FINANCIAL U.S. Chamber Joins Forces with NEA & NAM On Tough Choices Education Reform Initiative by Staff 3/11/09 WDE Delaware Tapped for Education Coalition by Carl Kanefsky 03/10/09 Education Week NEA, Business Groups Back 'Tough Choices' Reforms by Catherine Gewertz 01/13/09 The Chronicle of Philanthropy Opinion: Philanthropy Needs to Promote Real Change in Education By Marc S. Tucker 12/21/08 Boston Globe Diploma program debated; 2-year high school degree is planned by Melanie Plenda 11/21/08 San Diego Union Tribune GOP recovery: Fire Rush Limbaugh by Morton Kondracke 11/14/08 Christian Science Monitor Three states eye bold high school reforms by Stacy Teicher Khadaroo 11/14/08 UPI States Consider Redefining High School New Hampshire is considering allowing students to leave high school at 16 if they are ready for college or job training. by Staff 11/13/08 Medill Reports High school dropouts cost workforce by Whitney Jackson 11/6/08 TIME Should Kids Be Able to Graduate After 10th Grade? By Kathleen Kingsbury 11/3/08 Education Daily 3 states announce plans to revamp education systems By Erin Uy 11/1/08 Portsmouth Herald News College at 16 planned for some students By Adam Leech 10/31/08 The Chronicle of Higher Education 3 States Agree to Transform Education, One Small Step at a Time By Eric Kelderman 10/31/08 The Salt Lake Tribune Utah among first states to commit to education reform By Lisa Schencker 10/31/08 Lowell Sun Mass., N.H. vow to fix public-education system By Jennifer Myers 10/31/08 The Republican News Paper State backs new education plan By Peter Goonan 10/30/08 Talk Radio News “Tough Choices or Tough Times” education reform guidelines adopted by 3 states 10/30/08 Ed Week Three States to Pilot Education Overhaul Ideas By Linda Jacobson 10/30/08 Market Watch Three Key States Commit to Dramatic Makeover of Education from Pre-K to Higher Education 7/6/08 PARADE Intelligence Report Contributors: Lyric Wallwork Winik and Sharon Male 6/23/08 The Boston Globe Patrick targets gaps in learning By Tania deLuzuriaga 3/3/08 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Former UGA president still has Georgia on his mind By Rebecca McCarthy 3/08 The School Administrator Creating a brighter workforce with the arts By Robert L. Lynch 2/14/08 The Charleston (WV) Gazette Speaker proposes education overhaul By Davin White 12/24/07 The Arizona Republic Deer Valley schools think globally By Ray Parker 12/10/07 The Star Press (Muncie, IN) Public education system needs to be rehauled By Oseye T. Boyd 11/1/07 Phi Delta Kappan Revolution from the faculty lounge: the emergence of teacher-led schools and cooperatives By Joe Williams 11/13/07 Kentucky Educational Television Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center Conference 2007 Making Money Matter: Maximizing Student Achievement with Our Investments in Education Presentation by Marc Tucker: The Dynamic Global Labor Market 11/8/07 The Buffalo News U.S. companies urged to lead industries 10/21/07 Deseret Morning News Let’s Face It: U.S. Schools Need Reform By Jay Evensen 10/15/07 Deseret Morning News Ed Reforms Are Vital for U.S. to Compete Globally By John Florez 10/10/07 Education Week Push to Revamp High Schools Off Track, Scholars Say; Overemphasis Seen on Ratcheting Up Standards At Expense of Broader View of Academic ‘Rigor’ 10/7/07 Deseret Morning News U.S. Needs Another Spark Like Sputnik By Jay Evensen 9/25/07 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Our Opinion: Give Education a Shock of Excellence; Higher Salaries, Early Graduation Age Worth a Try to Boost Students, Teachers By Maureen Downey 8/21/07 The Herald Learning How to Learn Is One’s Best Security By Anthony DiGiorgio 8/12/07 Deseret Morning News High, Lows in Space, Underground By Jay Evensen 7/16/07 Deseret Morning News Outdated U.S. Educational System Needs Reform By John Florez 7/5/07 News 14 Carolina 21st Century Student: The Problem 6/30/07 National Journal People: Interest Groups By Gregg Sangillo 6/26/07 The Weekly Lt. Governor Cagle Announces Charter Advisory Committee Appointments 6/24/07 The Daytona Beach News-Journal The Arts Transform, Connect, and Work Op-Ed By Sherron Long 6/18/07 Desert News Utah Public Education Needs an Overhaul Op-Ed By John Florez 6/18/07 The Washington Post Appointments 6/15/07 The Daily Advertiser Commentary: Arts Can Play an Important Role in Education Reform By Hector LaSala 6/14/2007 TIME The Courage Primary By Joe Klein 6/13/07 Education Week People in the News: Ronn Robinson 6/11/07 The Washington Post Appointments 6/6/07 The Denver Post New School Chief All Business By Electa Draper 6/5/07 Politico Suite Talk, Robinson: Changing the Face of Education 6/5/07 The Hill Business and Lobbying: Lobbying World
4/19/07 Science and Society Podcast Dr. David Lemberg interviews Marc Tucker, President, National Center on Education and the Economy, and Co-Chairman, New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce 3/25/2007 New York Post Klein Edges Toward School Revolution By Angela Montefinise 3/24/2007 Celebration of Teaching and Learning, presented by Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21 Marc Tucker discusses the need for educational reform as it relates to the economic future of the United States. Watch the video 3/14/2007 Education Week Chat Tough Choices: Preparing Students for Global Competition 3/1/2007 Boston Business Journal Report: Bay State, American workers can't compete in global marketplace of the future By Joan Goodchild 2/28/2007 Boston Globe Tough choices in education Op-Ed by David Driscoll 2/21/2007 Education Week Education’s ‘Grand Departure’; Defending the Skills Commission’s Vision for the Future Letter to the Editor 2/4/2007 Denver Post U.S. education needs sweeping reform Editorial 2/1/2007 American School Board Journal Tough choices or tough times By Kathleen Vail Jan/Feb 2007 School Construction News Web site Report Calls for Changes to U.S. School System 1/18/2007 Associated Press Education Reformers Visit Colorado To Meet Lawmakers 1/18/2007 Denver Post State eager, wary over school reform By Jennifer Brown 1/5/2007 The Chronicle of Higher Education Panel on Work-Force Skills Calls for Drastic Overhaul of America's Education System By Jeffrey Selingo 12/20/2006 Roll Call Needed: A Governor to Launch Radical Change in Schools By Morton Kondracke 12/15/2006 Inside Higher Ed Seeking a New Skills Revolution By Paul D. Thacker 12/15/2006 The Boston Globe Education commissioner wants to end MCAS tests By Tracy Jan 12/15/2006 The Boston Globe Still a nation at risk 12/15/2006 The Christian Science Monitor To fix US schools, panel says, start over 12/15/2006 The Wall Street Journal Report Calls for Overhaul of U.S. Education System By Robert Tomsho 12/15/2006 TIME A Call to Action for Our Schools By Claudia Wallis 12/15/2006 US News World & Report A Revolutionary Call for Education Reform By Elizabeth Weiss Green 12/14/2006 Bloomberg News Schools Overhaul Sought, Using Private Control By Paul Basken 12/14/2006 Associated Press Commission seeks school system overhaul By Nancy Zuckerbrod 12/14/2006 Business Week Lesson Plan for Education Reform By Jane Porter 12/14/2006 Denver Post Romanoff favors adopting landmark education overhaul By Jennifer Brown 12/14/2006 Education Week Major Overhaul of U.S. Education System Proposed by High-Powered Panel 12/14/2006 The Christian Science Monitor How to Keep America’s education edge Editorial 12/14/2006 The Wall Street Journal Flabby, Inefficient, Outdated Op-ed by Michael R. Bloomberg
The New York Times Expert Panel Proposes Far-Reaching Redesign of the American Education System By David M. Herszenhorn 12/15/2006 The Christian Science Monitor To fix US schools, panel says, start over By Amanda Paulson 12/14/2006 CBS News Report: U.S. Schools Not Making The Grade High-Powered Panel Warns That American Kids Can't Compete With Global Peers 12/13/2006 New York Times Learning to Keep Learning By Thomas L. Friedman 12/15/2006 The Washington Post Schools Report Urges Drastic Change, Higher Salaries By V. Dion Haynes back to top |
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