The goal of business in aggressively promoting CCSS
while bashing the teaching profession into false, test-score-riddled
"accountability" is to reshape the purpose of education into
streamlined, assemly-line-to-market service.
Public school teacher, education activist, PhD
The more I thought about it, the more upset I got. Of
course it wasn't her responsibility to give me a break; I was the guest
in her culture. One of the many reasons I embarked on this voyage was
to learn cultural sensitivity, not demand it from others.
Traveling research scholar
Without economic prosperity and the lifting of the
lower and middle classes, no amount of social justice will enable India
to compete in the global marketplace; or its citizens, including
minorities, to thrive and advance. Narendra Modi, having come from a
humble background, understands this fact well.
The challenge for regional democracies
will be to meet the rising economic and political expectations of their
people within a framework of slowing economies, reduced growth, and
growing global competition. The political implications are potentially
large.
Vice President, Council of the Americas
This year, the UN Human Rights Office set up a photo
booth near the entrance to the iconic General Assembly Hall. Visitors
were invited to stop by and have their photo taken while holding up a
sign affirming their support for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender people around the world.
Chief, Global Issues Section, New York Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations
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Co-hosts of the radio's nationally syndicated 'Green News Report'
How far have we come over the last two
decades? What goals have been achieved, and what remains to be realized?
2015 will be a year where the United Nations, concerned citizens,
non-government organizations and the media will dive into the details.
Author, 'The ABCs of Money' and 'You Vs. Wall Street'
As a Muslim woman born and raised in India, Modi as prime minister presents a dream and a conundrum.
Chair, Invest in Muslim Women
Despite the multitudes and the numerous
digital screens shining in the Hong Kong night, memory persists in
taking us back to one man. An individual who was returning from the
market and decided that the treads of a tank were not going to crush his
remaining civility. Twenty-five years later, reality is echoing his
gesture.
Award-winning Cuban blogger
Step outside your comfort zone and order one of these delicious alternatives to the California roll.
Freelance Journalist in Tokyo
So what would a Bollywood movie set on
Mars be like? Pretty much what most earth-bound Bollywood movies are
like (although to be fair, the industry has come a long way), and it
goes something like this.
Reagan shifted the power to the wealthy, and the
wealthy used that power to escape the borders of democracy by moving
production to China. And that, my friends, was that.
Fellow, Campaign for America's Future
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