International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.
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Museums, Libraries and 21st Century Skills is a website created by the Institute of Library and Museum Services to help libraries and museums evaluate their readiness to engage the public and to deliver 21st century skills.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums in the United States. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.
Campus Connections, the latest e-journal produced by the Bureau of International Information Programs, examines the international study experience and its influence on individual growth. Almost double the numbers of students travel abroad for an education today as compared with 20 years ago.
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The Council of Economic Advisers within the Executive Office of the President has projected potential developments in the U.S. labor market over the next 5 to 10 years. This 30-page report, Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow, outlines the preparations necessary to develop the 21st century workforce.
The volunteer EducationUSA advisers in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane recently received the Unsung Hero Award for 20 years of volunteer advising to Australians interested in studying in the United States. The award was presented at the annual meeting of the Association of International Educators conference in Los Angeles and was one of only 5 awards presented worldwide to EducationUSA advisers. More than 7,000 international educators from around the world attended the conference. The Australian network was established in 1989 by the US Embassy and its consulates to meet the interest in U.S. education opportunities. Recent adviser initiatives include the creation of virtual consulting student services and on-line adviser course development. Helen Reidy, based in Sydney, is the national coordinator for the program.
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The National Center for Education Statistics just published a compilation of statistical information covering American education from kindergarten through graduate school. The statistical highlights are excerpts from the Digest of Education of Statistics, 2008, which will be released soon.
