Education Reform and the States - Part 1of 5

Amherst, MA (PRWEB) December 23, 2009 -- Education reform is a national priority. Pearson, the education, services and technology company, is stimulating discussions of school reform issues with today's launch of a series of video interviews with nationally recognized education leader David Driscoll, Ed.D. The company's Evaluation Systems group, the most experienced provider of standards-based teacher certification testing programs, developed these thought-provoking videos with the former Massachusetts Commissioner of Education to contribute to the national conversation on the most effective ways to improve student achievement.


In these five Web video segments, Driscoll addresses a wide range of school reform topics from his perspective as a leader in education for more than 43 years. He began his career as a secondary math teacher and then served in district leadership roles, as a state commissioner of education, president of Council of Chief State School Officers and is now the chairman of the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress: The Nation's Report Card. Driscoll discusses key areas of school reform, including state education initiatives; the role of teachers, principals and educator preparation in school improvement; and the best strategies for transforming education in the future.

"The national conversation about how to reform education has reached new heights over the past several years," said William Gorth, Ph.D., president of the Evaluation Systems group of Pearson. "We developed this video series to help education, community and government leaders consider the potential that initiatives such as the movement toward common core standards and efforts to improve teaching can and will have on student achievement. Who better than Dr. Driscoll, with his experience in education reform at all levels, to lead this discussion?"
Part 1 of 5 - A conversation with Dr. David Driscoll, past president of the Council of Chief State School Officers and 22nd Commissioner of Education for Massachusetts, on education reform, the experience in Massachusetts, lessons learned, implications for other states, and how to move reform ahead. For related information, see http://teacher.PearsonAssessments.com