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Overview
The inaugural States Institute was a landmark event brought together delegations from 22 states, as well as national leaders in policy, business, education, and philanthropy, to help improve teaching and learning about world regions and affairs.

The States Institute on International Education in the Schools was co-sponsored by Asia Society, Education Commission of the States, Council of Chief School Officers and National Governors Association. It was made possible by the generous support of the Ford, Freeman and Starr Foundations.

Selected Expert Commentary

Susan Bales and Phil Sparks
President of FrameWorks Institute and Vice President of Communications Consorium Media Center, respectively
"Building Support for International Education in the States"

Anne Bryant
Executive Director, National School Boards Association
"Building Partnerships for International Education"

John Engler
Governor of Michigan
"How States Should Respond"

Harry Harding
Dean, Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University
"A World Transformed"

James B. Hunt, Jr.
Former Governor of North Carolina and
Chairman of the Board, Hunt Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy

Dane Linn
Education Policy Studies Director, National Governors Association
"State and Federal Roles in International Education in the Schools"

Rod Paige
US Secretary of Education

Nicholas Platt
President, Asia Society and former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan
"International Education and the National Interest"

Alan Ruby
Senior Vice President, Atlantic Philanthropies
"Systemic Change: Australia as a Case Study"

Stanley Roth
Vice President for Asia, Boeing Company
"Building Partnerships for International Education"

Patricia Schroeder
President & CEO, Association of American Publishers
Former member, U.S. Congress
"Building Support for International Education in the States"

Michael Ward
Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Carolina
President-elect, Council of Chief State School Officers
"How States Should Respond"

Research & Statistics

Asia in the Schools: Preparing Young Americans for Today's Interconnected World (76-page PDF)
The research, findings and recommendations of the National Commission on Asia in the Schools. (June 2001)

Changing Public Discourse About International Education
Susan Bales, President, FrameWorks Institute
PowerPoint presentation prepared for the States Institute focused on using media to build support for international education

Finding Funding for International Education: Sources and Strategies (PowerPoint)

Key Federal Funding That Can Support International Education in the Schools (1 page PDF)
Cheryl Hayes, President, The Finance Project
A presentation prepared for the States Institute focused on funding international education initiatives.

Michigan Report on Asia in the Schools
The first state-based assessment and recommendations following the Asia in the Schools report.

National Geographic Society/Roper Poll on student geographic knowledge