Why Massachusetts students can compete internationally

In my previous blog, the study cited states that although Massachusetts is #1 in math and science education in the USA, even their students will struggle to compete with countries such as China or Finland.


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Here is a recent article by the former Secretary of Education and Dean at Stanford as to why Massachusetts might be able to compete internationally.  Original site at Silicon Valley Educational Foundation cited below.


By Marshall (Mike) Smith
Read the entire article in the link below:


http://toped.svefoundation.org/2011/03/09/consistent-leadership-steady-improvement-the-massachusetts-way/

'The central idea here is that Massachusetts represents a proof point that suggests that other states do not need a radical makeover to become internationally competitive.'

Marshall (Mike) Smith has been the Education program director for the Hewlett Foundation, the Dean and Professor of the School of Education at Stanford, a Professor and Director of a research center at University of Wisconsin at Madison, and an Associate Professor at Harvard. In between universities he served in high-level policy positions in the Carter, Clinton, and Obama administrations.