2 stories tagged ‘Robert Schwartz’

Five ideas for better schools

By Chuck Leddy, Harvard Correspondent / January 30, 2013

A panel of leading thinkers shared five visions of education’s future during an Askwith Forum on Tuesday at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The scenarios ranged widely, from redefining the function of schools and teachers to adopting learning models from other nations.

Tags: Askwith Forum/Chuck Leddy/Education/Education Reform/Elizabeth City/Faculty/Frederick Hess/Futures of School Reform/Harvard Graduate School of Education/Jal Mehta/Paul Reville/Robert Schwartz/teaching and learning
Categories: Education, National & World Affairs

Fresh paths to success

By Katie Koch, Harvard Staff Writer / April 7, 2011

A dean, a professor, and a former journalist are shaking up education and policy circles with a report that asks: What if not everyone had to go to college to have a good life?

Tags: Achievement Gap Initiative/Arne Duncan/At-risk students/Bill Symonds/BusinessWeek/College/Education/Employment/Engineering & Technology/Harvard Graduate School of Education/Harvard Kennedy School/Katie Koch/NPR “On Point”/Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development/Pathways to Prosperity/Robert Schwartz/Ronald Ferguson/TechBoston Academy/White House Council for Community Solutions
Categories: Education, National & World Affairs