Pearson is committed to providing information related to 21st century learning ideas and issues. Read the research. Learn what's happening in your state—all in one convenient place.
Pearson is committed to providing information related to 21st century learning ideas and issues. Read the research. Learn what's happening in your state—all in one convenient place.
Individual states can request to become a P21 Leadership State by submitting an application to the Partnership that describes the state's plan to revise standards, create assessments, and implement 21st century skills professional development programs.
Employers’ Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge
and Applied Skills of New Entrants to the 21st Century U.S. Workforce
Published by Partnership for 21st Century Skills
“The numbers don’t bode well for the future—the future of our workforce. It is in our interest to help solve the problem. And business has the capacity to help solve the problem by partnering with education and community leaders to create opportunities for young people to practice the skills they need to be successful.” - Bill Shore, Director, U.S. Community Partners, GlaxoSmithKline
Published by Partnership for 21st Century Skills
“Tony Wagner and Robert Kegan, co-directors of the Change Leadership Group at Harvard University, recommend a curriculum built on a different set of “new 3 R’s” – that is, Rigor, Relevance, and Respect.”
by Carly Shuler from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Street Workshop
"Today, mobile technologies . . . have come to play a significant role in society at large. But what role do they play in children's lives, and how are they currently being leveraged to advance learning?"
from The Pearson Foundation/CCSSO International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, Singapore
"Today’s world is complex. Countries are interconnected as never before, and students . . . need proficiency in 21st century skills such as problem-solving and media literacy."
published by Partnership for 21st Century Skills
"There is ample evidence all around us of the many changes the 21st century has brought to our lives. . . . We know so much more about how the human brain functions, but still fall short in using what we know to reach and teach every child. So, based on what we know, what action must we take?"
published by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills
"The nation needs to do a much better job teaching and measuring advanced, 21st century skills . . . for participation, achievement, and competitiveness in the global economy."
by Anne Pauker Kreitzberg and Charles B. Kreitzberg, Ph.D.
A 2006 survey of employers shows: "78% of respondents ranked Crital Thinking/Problem Solving as the top knowledge and skill expected to increase in importance over the next five years."
Judy Chartrand, Ph.D. and Mark Rose, Ph.D.
"When is it more advantageous to select versus develop critical thinkers?"
Published by Partnership for 21st Century Skills
"Many schools today still reflect their Industrial Age origins with rigid schedules, inflexible facilities, and fixed boundaries between grades, disciplines, classrooms, andfunctional roles. The 21st century, though, requires a new conception of education—one that breaks through the silos that separated schools from the real world, educators from each other, and policymakers from the communities they meant to serve."
Published by Partnership for 21st Century Skills
"Profound and accelerating changes in the economy make it imperative for the nation to be much more strategic, aggressive and effective in preparing students to succeed and prosper. In an intensely competitive environment, Americans no longer can rest assured that our long run of productivity, prosperity and preeminence will continue unabated or unchallenged."
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