Quality Counts 2012 Release Event

Education Week Presents Quality Counts 2012, The Global Challenge: Education in a Competitive World.
Education Week Presents

The Global Challenge: Education in a Competitive World

Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET

Education Week, American education’s newspaper of record, released Quality Counts 2012 on Jan. 12. The event featured the governor of this year's top-ranked state, former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, and other education leaders.

This year, the 16th edition of the report—The Global Challenge: Education in a Competitive World—takes a critical look at the nation’s place among the world’s public education systems and provides a fresh perspective on the political, social, and cultural challenges America faces in meeting the demands of an interconnected world economy.

DOWNLOAD: Event Speakers Bios (PDF) | Full Event Agenda (PDF) | Presentation of Report (PDF)

KEYNOTE CONVERSATIONS STATE LEADERSHIP ADDRESS
Pasi SahlbergPasi Sahlberg
Director General, Center for International Mobility (Finland), Author of Finnish Lessons
Margaret SpellingsMargaret Spellings
President and CEO, Margaret Spellings & Company, Former U.S. Secretary of Education
Martin O'MalleyMartin O'Malley
Governor of Maryland, the top-ranked state for Quality Counts 2012