Paige Urges New Focus on International Education
The United States must look beyond its borders to seek new ideas in learning, information to bring home to students, and strong educational relationships with other countries, Secretary of Education Rod Paige said in a speech last week.
The speech, though short of specific proposals and details about funding, nonetheless was a significant and much-needed rhetorical foray outside U.S. education borders, according to groups that work in the field overseas and those that promote international education in the United States.
Mr. Paige's ideas were "like Mom and apple pie to us," said Christine Vogel, the vice president of AFS Intercultural Program/USA, formerly the American Field Service, a New York City-based group that promotes cultural exchange. "We're thrilled to hear Secretary Paige espousing and encouraging the kinds of things we've been doing...
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