Resources for Policymakers

Did You Know 2.0  - You Tube videos that get at how things are different in the world today and the need for a serious educational response to globalization. Also see Did You Know 3.0.

Becoming Citizens of the World- an article by Vivien Stewart. Vice President for Education, Asia Society providing a rationale for international education and examples of promising practices (Educational Leadership, April 2007, Volume 64, Number 7 Pages 8-14.)

Education for Global Leadership - a report from the Committee for Economic Development in which leaders from business, government and education make the case for international studies and world language education. 

High Schools in the Global Age - a study of students in small high schools in low-income and minority communities designed to graduate college-ready, globally competent found that they have higher test scores than students in other schools with similar demographic profiles in the same districts. 

How Americans Think about International Education - a report by Susan Nall Bales (Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 86, No. 03 (November 2004): 206-209.) 

International Education Planning Rubric: State Strategies to Prepare Globally Competent Students - a comprehensive rubric developed by the Longview Foundation and the Asia Society’s Partnership for Global Learning to help states plan and assess international education initiatives.

Putting the World into World-Class Education: State Innovations and Opportunities - issued in 2009 by the Asia Society and the Council of Chief State School Officers, this policy statement provides a rationale and examples of state-led innovations to promote international education.

A World-Class Education DVDs Volumes I & II - a kit created by the Asia Society and the George Lucas Education Foundation for communities and state policymakers to promote international education. It includes a print guide with practical action steps and discussion questions and DVDs with short films highlighting best practice models.