The OECD and its U.S. administrator, McGraw-Hill Education CTB, have recently concluded the first cycle of the OECD-Test for Schools in the U.S. This test is being marketed to local schools and is designed to compare 15-year-olds from individual participating schools against peers nationally and internationally using the OECD's PISA test as its…

Public and private schools in the U.S. increasingly are adopting international education. The author asks, "What is it?" and finds a jumble of meanings and programs. Contradictory forces, such as nationalism and cosmopolitanism, are at play. Thus international education can have very different meanings at different schools.

The state of Ohio made globalizing its education a priority. The Ohio Department of Education benchmarked its practices against world-class standards, expanded visiting teacher programs, and promoted Chinese Mandarin language instruction and curriculum development in Ohio classrooms. Numerous partnerships extended and supported those practices.…

The idea that America was being harmed because its schools were not keeping up with those in other advanced nations emerged after Sputnik in 1957, took a firm hold on education policy when "A Nation at Risk" appeared in 1983, and continues today. Policy makers justify this concern by pointing to evidence showing that, for individuals…

Provides information on the French foreign aid program with respect to education that concentrates on the African States. (LN)

Provides information on the international organizations that stimulate international education in Western Europe. Details Norway's efforts in this area as representative of the other countries. (LN)

Spells out the aid Australia provides for education in foreign countries and provides statistics and information on foreign students and related programs within Australia. (LN)

The public has not yet embraced international education. In this article, the author argues, to articulate a clear vision of international education to replace the perception that it is a nonessential add-on to the conventional curriculum. Sections include: (1) Through a Glass Darkly; (2) Current Frames in Play; and (3) Telling a Story the Public…

Provides an extensive bibliography of books and teaching aids on world cultures. Peace, human rights, and the teaching of world affairs and world understanding are stressed. (LN)

The East Asian countries are known for their high scores on international comparisons of math and science achievement. This does not necessarily mean that the U.S. should rush to adopt their practices and abandon its own strengths. Yong Zhao examines education reforms in math and science from an international perspective and discusses implications…

School-to-school partnerships can be enormously rewarding for staff and students in U.S. districts and in American schools overseas. Cooperative projects bring cultures closer together and narrow the gap between U.S. society and the lives of people in foreign countries. (MLH)

An overview of the history of Federally funded programs of international education in the U.S. and a discussion of the present situation of such programs. (MF)

Provides a systematic account of Canadian activities on the federal, provincial, and individual levels with respect to international education. (LN)

Describes the work of some of the professional organizations in education that have developed programs in international education. (MF)