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Interning at ED’s International Affairs Office Provides Worldly Perspective
My belief that a failing education system is one of the biggest problems faced by many societies is what compelled me to pursue an internship at the Department of Education. Working in the...
View ArticleThe Importance of Hearing from Teachers Around the World
A sweeping majority of secondary school teachers in the U.S. report that they are satisfied with their jobs — that is one of the main takeaways from a new survey, called the Teaching and Learning...
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Why Educating Girls Matters
Wadley and Secretary Duncan solve a math problem together. (Photo credit: U.S. Department of Education) “Education is the only solution.” – Malala Yousafzai On January 12, 2010, when Wadley – a girl...
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Academic Mobility: Have Degree, Will Travel
Last month in Rome, I attended an international meeting focused on increasing academic mobility by making it easier for individuals to use their college degrees in other countries. The annual meeting...
View ArticleNow is the Time for Safe and Equal Access to Education for All Children All...
On October 9th 2012, Malala Yousafzai was on a school bus returning to her home in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. A masked gunman boarded the bus and asked for her by name. When her classmates could not help...
View ArticleTeaching and Leading at the 5th International Summit on the Teaching Profession
Each March I look forward to joining colleagues from around the world at the International Summit on the Teaching Profession to learn from high-performing and rapidly improving education systems about...
View ArticleTeacher Leadership on the Global Stage
During the last weekend in March, union leaders, state education leaders, teacher leaders, one of ED’s Principal Ambassador Fellows and I joined delegations from 15 high-performing education systems...
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Global Goals: A Roadmap to Quality Education for All
The UN General assembly was buzzing on September 25th. Pope Francis and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai addressed the gathering of 193 world leaders. Singer Shakira, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador...
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How Elementary School Students Taught Me about Being Globally Competent
Marina in São Paulo, Brazil. She studied abroad in Rio de Janeiro during the spring of 2015. (Photo credit: Marina Kelly) At age nine I had the chance to visit my father’s birthplace, a rural town in...
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So You Want to be an Intern at ED
Marina Kelly is an intern in the International Affairs Office at the U.S. Department of Education. (Photo: Department of Education) Although it can seem a little daunting at first, interning in...
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