Earlier this month, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation provided formal comments to the U.S. Department of Education about proposed changes to federal teacher preparation rules. Several Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows added their voices to the thousands of public comments that were submitted. WW Perspectives offers a sampling of some of those submissions in a series of […]
“The current model of school leader preparation is ill-equipped to provide long-term answers to these problems. With an emphasis on seat time and a goal of graduating as many M.Ed. seekers as possible, as quickly as possible, many current programs lack a rigorous clinical experience and strong mentoring support. We need a new, more rigorous […]
This post appears in a series of WW Explainers—brief articles that will dig a little deeper into some of the terms, methods, and background of the Foundation’s work. For more from the series, click here. Badges, tokens, self-paced learning: The lexicon of competency-based education crops up more and more frequently these days, particularly in higher education […]
As expected, during this week’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama focused most of his education commentary on his plans for free community college. Much of the speech focused on economic issues, while foreign policy took its usual place as a centerpiece of the annual presidential address. While teacher education wasn’t part of […]
We are frequently encouraged to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with service—an ideal tribute to a leader, scholar, and spiritual teacher who dedicated his own life to service. Dr. King is often quoted as saying, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” For educators, that answer starts with […]
This post is the first in a new series of WW Explainers—brief articles that will dig a little deeper into some of the terms, methods, and background of the Foundation’s work. Late last year, The New York Times reported that some programs which had previously offered internships to college students are now offering those same […]
The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships, funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, have been preparing talented young people to become Foreign Service Officers since its inception in 1992. The Fellowships—one at the graduate level, one undergraduate—identify students whose academic backgrounds fulfill the skill needs of […]
As the 114th Congress begins this week, much attention is on education issues. Senator Lamar Alexander, the new chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, has already expressed his desire to fast-track legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently known as No Child Left Behind.
In Part III of the 2014 list of Woodrow Wilson Fellows’ accomplishments, we feature Fellows whose books have received significant notice. Book Awards and Recognitions National Book Award poetry finalist, This Blue—Maureen McLane MN ’89 National Book Award nonfiction long-list, Heathen School: A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early Republic—John […]
Here’s the second part of our roundup of Woodrow Wilson Fellows who’ve garnered significant honors this year. In Part II, we look at Fellows who have received major awards and prizes, including one that’s not just national but international. Medals and Major Awards Kavli Prize in Astrophysics—Alan H. Guth WF ’68 In May 2014, MIT […]
