Overcoming Obstacles:

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=News&limiter=&u=bcps&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA408675564 

 

Prison:

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=News&limiter=&u=bcps&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA176388657

 

21st Century Skills:

http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SBCPS-0-5197&artno=0000294120&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Life%20skills&title=Measuring%20Skills%20for%2021st-Century%20Learning&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=N

 

British Schools:

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=News&limiter=&u=bcps&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA192264726

 

University of Alabama:

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=News&limiter=&u=bcps&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA109030230

 

US Students in the Middle of the Pack:

http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SBCPS-0-5197&artno=0000363573&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Life%20skills&title=US%20Students%20in%20Middle%20of%20Pack%20on%20Financial%20Knowhow&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=N

 

Students Grade the Schools:

http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SBCPS-0-5197&artno=0000313406&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Life%20skills&title=AP-Viacom%20Youth%20Study%3A%20Students%20Grade%20the%20Schools&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=N

 

Adults Perform Poorly on Global Test:

http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SBCPS-0-5197&artno=0000355921&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Life%20skills&title=American%20Adults%20Score%20Poorly%20on%20Global%20Test&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=N

 

 

Digital Life Skills:

http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SBCPS-0-5197&artno=0000361302&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Life%20skills&title=Taking%20the%20Pulse%20of%20Digital%20Literacy&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic=N

 

Detroit:

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=News&limiter=&u=bcps&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA87471895

 

Others:

http://www.empowermentthrougheducation.com/21st-century-skills-curriculum-preparing-students-for-real-life/

 

http://successfulstudent.org/20-life-skills-not-taught-in-school/

 

 

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=News&limiter=&u=bcps&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA376224269

 

http://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework

 

Why is Public Education Failing?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/vouchers/howbad/crisis.html 

 

Documentary

http://www.overcomingobstacles.org/node/108

 

Overcoming Obstacles

http://www.overcomingobstacles.org/sites/default/files/documents/samples/High_School_Table_of_Contents.pdf

 

Differences

http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/more-40-low-income-schools-dont-get-fair-share-state-and-local-funds-department-education-research-finds 

 

http://www.ascd.org/publications/researchbrief/v2n25/toc.aspx

 

https://ourfuture.org/20150609/low-income-school-districts-need-more-but-some-are-starved-instead

 

http://hechingerreport.org/the-gap-between-rich-and-poor-schools-grew-44-percent-over-a-decade/

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/education/education-gap-grows-between-rich-and-poor-studies-show.html?_r=0 

 

Global Evaluation:

http://www.unicef.org/evaldatabase/files/UNICEF_GLS_Web.pdf 

 

OECD Problems:

http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/PISA-2012-results-US.pdf 

 

Lack of Parental Involvment:

http://nationalforum.com/Electronic%20Journal%20Volumes/Boyer,%20Ashley%20Problems%20Facing%20American%20Education.pdf 

 

Time, Train Yesterday:

http://time.com/2806663/american-education/  

 

Stanford from NYt:

http://cepa.stanford.edu/content/widening-academic-achievement-gap-between-rich-and-poor-new-evidence-and-possible 

 

Other Survey from NYT:

http://www.nber.org/papers/w17633.pdf 

 

Desert News:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765578482/Can-US-schools-adopt-education-practices-of-top-performing-nations.html?pg=all 

 

Finnish Education:

http://nationswell.com/u-s-adopt-finnish-way-education/ 

 

Why Cant America be like Finnish Schools?

http://ugtimes.com/2014/08/education/why-america-cant-have-the-success-of-finlands-schools/ 

 

World Factbook:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html 

 

Teacher Salaries:

http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2014/sep/05/how-the-job-of-a-teacher-compares-around-the-world 

 

Educational Reform:

http://fee.org/freeman/the-failure-of-american-public-education/ 

 

Cultural Diversity:

 

http://www.businessinsider.com/pisa-rankings-2013-12

 

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/07/18/the-most-and-least-culturally-diverse-countries-in-the-world/

 

http://www.eea-esem.com/files/papers/EEA-ESEM/2013/576/Cultural_Diversity_and_Economic_Development-v6.pdf  

 

CSN News:

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/football-top-sport-us-1088158-high-school-players 

 

Tom Rogan:

http://www.tomroganthinks.com/2013/10/the-skills-race-5-ways-americas.html 

 

F on Ed:

http://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2015/06/24/congress-gets-a-failing-grade-on-education-policy

 

 

Past Failures:

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=failed%20us%20educational%20policies 

 

Prevent Violence:

http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/life_skills.pdf 

 

OECD Mssion Statment:

http://usoecd.usmission.gov/mission/overview.html 

 

Arise:

http://at-riskyouth.org/arise-foundation-menu/why-arise/150-benefits-arise/ 

 

Look up Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?