Education Q&As

• A principal, Q&A: Whether schools serve rich or poor, expectations are high  
• Minister of education, Q&A: The system must evolve to meet society's new needs, expectations  
• Q&A: Make clear what students should know, be able to do  
• Q&A: Help introduce students to world of opportunities  
• Q&A: A focus on China, but real goal: Expand perspectives about world  
• Q&A: Start with hiring great teachers; also demand more from schools  
• Q&A: Union president: Teachers key to improving education  
• Q&A: Education secretary: Challenge assumptions about time, teachers  
• Q&A: Classes often harder abroad, but U.S. offers more choices  
• Q&A: Teach students how to thrive within a global environment  
• Q&A: Gifted or not, challenge students to reach higher  
• Q&A: Make clear what students should know, be able to do  
• Q&A: Better select, train teachers; expect more from all kids  
• Q&A: Marry focus on math, science, with emphasis on arts, literature  

Roundtable discussions

• Full transcript of educators' discussion about world-class schools  
• World-class schools: Transcript of discussion  

Education links

• Ministry of Education, Finland
• YouTube video with international researcher Pasi Sahlberg discussing why Finland has such a successful education system
• Virtual Finland, with information about the country on education, the economy and other areas, provided by Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Editorials

• Muster will to reform education  
• Editorial: Iowa middle of pack in writing, test suggests  
• Tap chance to host teachers of Chinese  
• Sharing, efficiencies can boost academics  
• As education in Iowa slips, where's the public outcry?  
• Measure Iowa schools against world's best  
• Give more help to Iowa schools with low scores  
• Expand opportunities to take Advanced Placement courses  
• Editorial: Pass bills to require more rigor in schools  
• Editorial: Give everyone chance to take ACT exam  
• Editorial: Iowans want state to fix schools first  
• Better prepare students for world economy  
• More rigor needed in Iowa schools  
• Encourage learning foreign languages  
• Editorial: Lawmakers turning backs on standards, public will  
• Schools must foster global awareness  
• Test Iowa's students against world peers  
• EDITORIAL: Make education our nation's edge  
• Iowa schools should open doors to the world  
• Core issue: Do we value education?  

Guest columns

• Guest column on schools: Iowa slights foreign languages  
• Guest column: U.S. schools should lead the world again  
• Join a crusade to return Iowa to the top tier in education  
• Guest column: Ghana offers some lessons in discipline, teacher quality  
• Guest column: Arts education key to creative thinkers  
• Guest column: Reverse slippage: Invest in education  
• Improving Iowa schools: Use arts to nurture a global outlook  
• Improving Iowa schools: Provide help in teaching about global understanding  
• Improving Iowa schools: Overhaul structure to pay less, get more  
• Guest column on schools: All students deserve inspiring civics instruction  
• Guest column on schools: International Baccalaureate program promises great opportunities  
• Guest column on schools: Iowa slights foreign languages  
• Guest column: Our students need strong foundation in math, science