John Wilson, Executive Director, NEA

“To relegate today’s students to rows of desks, a teacher at the front of the classroom espousing content, and a textbook with paper and pencil is to guarantee that our students will be left with the lowest skills and the lowest-paying jobs."

State Board of Education’s Mission

“…that every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century.”

21st Century Environment

…including a mastery of languages, an

appreciation of the arts, and

competencies in the use of technology.

G-8 Countries• Canada

• France

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• Russian Federation

• United Kingdom

• United States of America

8th Grade Mathematics

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

England Italy Japan RussianFederation

Scotland UnitedStates

* Germany did not participate in this assessment. Canada and France did not provide data.

8th Grade Science

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

England Italy Japan RussianFederation

Scotland UnitedStates

* Germany did not participate in this assessment. Canada and France did not provide data.

Cultural Competence:An ability to

interact effectively with

people from other cultures.

LATIN AMERICA

ASIA

EUROPE

AFRICA

MIDDLE EAST

Hurricane Mitch

http://www.hurricanemitch.com/archive-photos/mitch-mb/fri/flood/household.jpg

http://www.worldproutassembly.org/hurricane-katrina-1.jpg

Hurricane Katrina

Juanes

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gr41FEso034/SKpiMchnvqI/AAAAAAAAGUU/Fl-aE_RgZNo/s400/juanes.jpg

MI SANGREMI SANGRE Helping victims of

land mines

http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Juanes/gallery/JUANESUMVD018/

JuanesJonh Ferney Giraldo

– victim

http://www.fundacionmisangre.org/