Education Update - Collected Features

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011

WISE 2011 SUMMIT :: On Location from Doha, Qatar

Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Dir. of The Earth Institute & Prof. at Columbia University
By Vicki Cobb
An interview with Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of
The Earth Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Development & Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University....WATCH VIDEO

Dr. V. Darleen Opfer, Director of RAND Education
By Vicki Cobb
An interview with Dr. V. Darleen Opfer, Director of RAND Education and Distinguished Chair in Education Policy. Senior reporter Vicki Cobb interviews Dr. Opfer from the 2011 WISE Summit, on location in Qatar.....WATCH VIDEO

Michael Stevenson, Vice President for Global Education, Cisco Systems
By Vicki Cobb
An interview with Michael Stevenson, VP for Gobal Education for Cisco Systems. Education Update senior reporter Vicki Cobb interviews Mr. Stevenson from the 2011 WISE Summit, on location in Doha, Qatar....WATCH VIDEO

Winner Announced for Education’s Newest Prize in Qatar
By Vicki Cobb
Education, as a discipline worthy of a prestigious award akin to the Nobel Prize, has finally been recognized with the announcement on Nov. 1 of the first recipient of the WISE Prize, an honor awarded for transformative work in education....READ MORE

The World Innovation Summit for Education: an Oxymoron?
By Vicki Cobb
As conferences go, the World Innovation Summit for Education, is small — only 1,200 attendees — but mighty. Powerful advocates for education from 120 countries met from Nov. 1-3 in the brand new conference center in Doha to discuss the theme: Changing Societies....READ MORE