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Harvard EdCast: General Education
05/09/2012 07:59 am EST | Add a CommentGeneral Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and founding chairman of America's Promise Alliance, reflects on his lasting commitment to improving education and shares his favorite Colin Powell quote.... Read More...
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Harvard EdCast: 2020 Vision
By Matt Weber 05/02/2012 02:15 pm EST | Add a CommentMartha Kanter, Ed.M.'74, under secretary of education, U.S. Department of Education, shares progress of President Obama's 2020 College Graduation Goal and how to improve both college access and completion.... Read More...
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Askwith Forum: “Chocolate Me!” with Taye Diggs and Shane Evans
By Jill Anderson 05/01/2012 04:47 pm EST | 1 CommentAuthor Taye Diggs and author and illustrator Shane Evans discuss their collaboration on the children's book, "Chocolate Me!," based on their experiences of feeling different and trying to fit in as kids.... Read More...
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Colin Powell: America’s Promise Alliance
By Jill Anderson 05/01/2012 10:00 am EST | Add a CommentGeneral Colin Powell will discuss education, America’s Promise Alliance, and why we have to become a Grad Nation at an Askwith Forum on May 2 at 3 p.m.... Read More...
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Obama’s 2020 College Graduation Goal
By newseditor 04/27/2012 03:16 pm EST | Add a CommentJoin influential leaders in higher education as they discuss President Obama’s 2020 Goal of America to double the number of college graduates.... Read More...
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Defining the Educated Person
By Jill Anderson 04/26/2012 08:00 am EST | 1 CommentAt the core of debates about education reform, from K-12 to college and university, are alternative views on the purposes of education.... Read More...
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New Orleans Education Reform: Pass or Fail?
By Jill Anderson 04/24/2012 08:00 am EST | Add a CommentWhat can educators learn from the efforts to rebuild New Orleans schools? Watch the discussion unfold at the Askwith Forum. (Photo: Andrew J. Bell Junior High in New Orleans. Photo by New Orleans Lady/Flickr.)... Read More...
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Kennedy Speaks Truth to Power at Askwith Forum
By Jill Anderson 04/20/2012 11:57 am EST | Add a CommentAll of today’s children should learn to become human rights defenders, Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, told the Askwith Forum audience on Tuesday.... Read More...
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Kerry Kennedy Askwith Forum
By newseditor 04/18/2012 08:00 am EST | Add a CommentKerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights visited the Askwith Forum to talk about Speak Truth To Power, a global initiative that uses the experiences of courageous defenders from around the world to educate... Read More...
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Harvard EdCast: Building Movements
By Matt Weber 04/11/2012 11:15 am EST | Add a CommentIn this edition of the Harvard EdCast, John H. Jackson, Ed.M.'98, Ed.D.'01, president and CEO of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, reflects on how we can close the opportunity gap in public schools across the country.... Read More...
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