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By Meghan Keates
As part of an international series on education, Dr. Berger poses questions to Betty Abah, Executive Director of CEE-HOPE, an organization bringing resources and hope to thousands of disadvantaged children in Nigeria. Abah answers in erudite fashion, how a neglectful political regime can destroy not only the educational structure of a country but the very livelihood of a generation. Abah describes the rewarding efforts of helping young women who have suffered neglect, become educated, and lift themselves up out of the poverty spiral.
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It was a very eventful year for The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, commonly referred to as FIRE. There has been a great deal of pressure on Colleges and Universities to publicly confront issues amongst the student body including race, sexual assault, gay rights and politically correct comments. Many would argue that these institutions are getting too involved, others say that they are not intervening enough.
Dr. Berger: Well, Barb, I get the opportunity to speak to people in education all over the world that are doing fascinating things. One of the components I find compelling is the way in which we’re looking at the future of education. We are changing the way we approach our interaction with students and the ways in which we look at funding. When I heard about the Big Ten Academic Alliance, I thought we should have more people who know about it, especially when looking at the size and scope of what you’re doing.
John McLaughlin joined me for coffee, or should I say tea, to discuss his slightly emphatic reaction to recent studies looking at the role socioeconomic status has on students ability to achieve in U.S. schools. For additional perspective on this hot topic you might like to hear McLaughlin’s co-author Mark Claypool on this episode of CoffeED.
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