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Philip W. Jackson, education scholar committed to children's flourishing, 1928 …

As a leader in the field of education and curriculum studies, Philip W. Jackson was deeply concerned with the role of schools in the moral development of children. “He believed in creating school experiences that provided children access to wonderful lives,” said Catharine Bell, PhD’07, Jackson’s former doctoral student and friend, “because he believed children… Read More »

3 Things to Know About Higher Education in Prisons

By Beckie Supiano The Obama administration is expected to announce on Friday that it will allow some prisoners, all of whom have been barred from receiving federal Pell Grants since 1994, to receive them under a limited pilot program. The change is small in scope, but it sends a strong signal. Debates about educating inmates… Read More »

After Young Taiwan Activist's Suicide, Hundreds Storm Education Ministry

Hundreds of Taiwanese activists stormed the Ministry of Education building in Taipei after midnight on July 31 as anger mounted over the ministry’s efforts to implement controversial changes to high school curriculum guidelines and the death by suicide of one of the young activists the previous day. The occupation – one of several direct actions in the past two years – occurs after… Read More »

Thinking Slowly About Education in Singapore

This year I was honored to be appointed the CJ Koh Visiting Professor at Singapore’s National Institute of Education. In my research on how different nations define the competencies that young people need to thrive in the 21st century, Singapore occupies a central place because of the comprehensive and balanced nature of the goals that… Read More »

KNUST Energy Centre Receives $1.1 Million from Norwegian Government

The Energy Centre (TEC), a technical centre in the College of Engineering (CoE), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been awarded an 8.5 million Krone, which is approximately $1.1 million dollars as funding for projects. The Centre received the funds from the Norwegian government under its collaboration for education and research in… Read More »