Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently told the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce that “policies that boost our national investment in education and training can help reduce inequality while expanding economic opportunity.” However, Bernanke did not give any specific suggestions on how to boost our educational investment, stating that educational solutions are best left up to politicians.
Kudos to Bernanke for drawing the parallel between education and equality. Leaders cannot do enough to stress the importance of learning in today’s world. But we need to be careful about leaving educational solutions solely in the hands of policymakers. Solutions on how to educate our children might be best originating from parents and educators.
Bob, I have come to believe that technology is the best way to bring about equity in education.
There are more and more websites out there including one I just found that lets teachers put their best video lessons online for free. As more and more urban cities like Philadelphia and Houston offer wifi for free to all citizens, I think these sites have something really great to offer for our children of poverty. However most sites are still new and content is severely lacking. But I do believe these sites have potential.