Additional Resources

Podcast: What it takes to transform public education for a global economy
This podcast was recorded at the University of Delaware conference, Delaware Education for a Global Economy: Making Vision 2015 Work, October 2, 2008. Sir Michael Barber explains the need for public education transformation to address the needs of the new global economy. This podcast provides an excellent history of where U.S. education has been and where it now needs to go:
http://www.ums.udel.edu/podcast/watch?c=162.

Craig D. Jerald, Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-class Education, National Governors Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and Achieve, Inc., December 2008, http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0812benchmarking.pdf.