This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the Asia Pacific Forum, which examined the need for world-class education standards, the importance of creating educational environments that foster talent and innovation, and the necessity of reducing inequity in educational provision and quality across countries.  Participants found many areas of agreement as well as areas where the future seemed less clear.  What is apparent is the magnitude of changes that are taking place and will occur across Asia and the United States and the urgent need to bring our schools out of the twentieth century. Read on.

Publications

A World Class Education: Volumes 1 & 2 (2007 & 2004)

Learning in a Global Age: Knowledge and Skills for a Flat World (Report from the Asia Pacific Forum) (2007)

Afterschool for a Global Age (2007)

Math and Science Education in a Global Age: What the U.S. Can Learn From China (2006)

Creating a Chinese Language Program in Your School: An Introductory Guide

Education in China: Lessons for U.S. Educators (2006)

States Prepare for the Global Age (2005)

Educating Leaders for a Global Society (2005)

Expanding Chinese Language Capacity in the United States (2005)

Schools for the Global Age: Promising Practices in International Education (2004)

Asia in the Schools: Preparing Young Americans for Tomorrow's Interconnected World (2001)

Creating a Chinese Language Program in Your School: An Introductory Guide
Asia Society has produced an introductory handbook for establishing Chinese language programs in schools. The guide is intended for school board members, superintendents, principals, parents and other interested parties. It identifies key elements of a successful language program and connects readers to professional resources. The College Board, the major underwriter of this project, will also distribute the handbook widely to schools.

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China’s Educational Transformation Provides Key Lessons and Challenges for U.S. Leaders, According to New Asia Society Study

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Excerpt: January 11, 2006--Over the past twenty years, China has almost eliminated illiteracy among its 1.3 billion citizens; extended nine years of basic education across its expansive territories; developed elite high schools with world-class standards in math and science; begun teaching English as a second language from third grade on; and dramatically expanded the number of students in higher education from 1.4% of the age group in 1978 to 20% today. These are among the findings of a new report by Asia Society, the Business Roundtable and the Council of Chief State School Officers, entitled Education in China: Lessons for U.S. Educators. The report features first-hand observations and research on education and economic trends developed by a delegation of U.S. education and business leaders who recently spent time in China at the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of Education.

State Publications
Note: Most, but not all, listings resulted from the States Institute and follow-on activities.

State reports on international education

Delaware | K-20 International Education Capacity (76-page PDF)

Kentucky | International Education Summit Report (42-page PDF)

Massachusetts | Education for a Global Economy (48-page PDF)

Michigan | Michigan Asia in the Schools report (51-page PDF)

Oklahoma | Oklahoma International Inventory (32-page PDF)

Vermont | International Education Benefits Vermont's Children (40-age PDF)

West Virginia | Preparing a Citizenry for the Global Age (24-page PDF)

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