📚 The Draft A first draft on the Guiding Principles on Educational Pluralism has been developed by 26 international experts on education. @BernerEd @nsgarnett @JosefinaVM @hpatrinos @raulfiguersa @IgnaciodeCasas, @jnavarrofloria @joannavanhof @MariaJValeroEst @MAHelfand

We are holding our 40th General Assembly in Ireland 🇮🇪 Yesterday, we held the formal session of the General Assembly, and today we are at the Irish Parliament exchanging views on educational pluralism. We are very grateful to our Irish partners for their warm welcome!

Americans are spending more time alone on their devices, further eroding civil society. How can schools help reverse that trend? @rickhess99 discusses w/@BernerEd. edweek.org/policy-politics/o…

"Diplomas for all" isn't "equity." Without exit exams, high school grads can't show they have minimal skills needed for jobs, training or college. tinyurl.com/nj9vuuf3 @ExcelinAction @MichaelPetrilli @rickhess99 @rpondiscio @MrDanielBuck @BernerEd @Dale_Chu @VodkaPundit

As graduation exam requirements quietly disappear across America, ExcelinEd Board Member Chris Cerf reminds us why maintaining rigorous accountability standards matters. ⤵️ the74million.org/article/new…

We’re constantly told by tech bros & education impresarios that “the age of AI” demands less focus on traditional academics and more on “soft skills” like “communication” and “collaboration.” Harvard’s Howard Gardner predicts that, by 2050, children will need just a few years of “reading, ’riting, ’rithmetic, and a little bit of coding” because “most cognitive aspects of mind . . . will be done so well by large language machines and mechanisms that whether we do them as humans will be optional.” Instead of academics, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman advises students to pursue a “deep familiarity with the tools” and “sort of evolve yourself with technology.” Economist Tyler Cowen says “the curriculum itself is now radically obsolete” and filled with “wasteful instruction.” TL;DR: Academic content is out; skills and learning “how to think” are in. If this all feels familiar, it should. The purveyors of 21st Century Skills have spent decades insisting that it’s foolish for students to spend so much time learning academic content when there are so many more valuable things for students to learn. Two decades ago, in the 2006 TIME Magazine cover story on “How to Build a Student for the 21st Century,” Deborah Stipek, the then-dean of Stanford University’s esteemed Graduate School of Education, mocked the idea that students should still learn South American geography, Civil War battles, or the periodic table of elements. Why? As she put it, “You can look it up on Google.” Harvard’s Tony Wagner has gone even further,declaring, “Knowledge has become a commodity. Free like air, like water . . . available on every internet connected device. There is no longer a competitive advantage in knowing more than the person next to you because they’re going to Google it and figure it out just in time.” The impulse isn’t new, but it was terrible advice then and it’s terrible advice now.

From @BernerEd, Director @JHUEdPolicy, "Education in an Age of Polarization" -

🟣 Idea #63 — New by @BernerEd, Director @JHUEdPolicy — "Education in an Age of Polarization" Part of @nyulaw Democracy Project's "100 Ideas in 100 Days" series Read the full piece here: democracyproject.org/posts/e…

A great discussion with @rpondiscio, @BernerEd, @MsKurto and @CandalCara on the importance of content-rich instruction, what sets strong curricula apart and how states are improving literacy outcomes. #LiteracyMatters #EIE25

“Reading with Reason: The Case for Content–Rich Curricula” ➡️ #EIE25 Strategy Session with @rpondiscio, @BernerEd, @MsKurto and @CandalCara on the importance of content-rich instruction, what sets strong curricula apart and how states are improving literacy outcomes. Learn more: nationalsummit.streampoint.c… #LiteracyMatters

The new federal scholarship tax credit was a historic win for school choice in the U.S. But questions remain: Will states opt in? How many students will be supported? What types of schools will be eligible? @rickhess99 & @BernerEd break it down @educationweek ⬇️

School choice in America is contentious, but @BernerEd of @JHUEdPolicy tells @rickhess99 that "most of the world's school systems fund a wide variety of schools":