President's Report: Tides of Change—Teachers at the Helm

Ten years ago. critics of our education system produced A Nation at Risk. Many charged that too little was being done to educate our youth. Standards were too low, and students were not prepared ro embrace the challenges and opportunities of the world arou nd us. As our nation rallied on the shoreline anticipatjng the tides of change. one message rang out loud and clear: “We must change the education we provide our students today if we want to e nsure their success in the future.”

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Tides of Change: Teachers at the Helm

Mathematics Teacher ◽

10.5951/mt.86.6.0515 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 86 (6) ◽

pp. 515-520

Author(s):

Mary M. Lindquist

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Education System ◽

Nation At Risk ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

A Nation At Risk

Ten years ago, critics of our education system produced A Nation at Risk. Many charged that too little was being done to educate our youth. Standards were too low, and students were not prepared to embrace the challenges and opportunities of the world around us. As our nation rallied on the shoreline anticipating the tides of change, one message rang out loud and clear: “We must change the education we provide our students today if we want to ensure their success in the future.”

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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Tides of Change: Teachers at the Helm

The Arithmetic Teacher ◽

10.5951/at.41.1.0064 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 64-68

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Education System ◽

National Council ◽

Nation At Risk ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

Challenges And Opportunities

Ten years ago, critics of our education system produced A Nation at Risk. Many charged that too little was being done to educate our youth. Standards were too low, and students were not prepared to embrace the challenges and opportunities of the world around us. As our nation rallied on the shoreline a anticipating the tides of change, one message rang out loud and clear: “We must change the education we provide our students today if we want to ensure their success in the future.”

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Are School Districts Responding to a Nation at Risk?

Education and Urban Society ◽

10.1177/0013124585017002007 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 186-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Robert K. Wimpelberg ◽

Rick Ginsberg

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

School Districts ◽

Nation At Risk ◽

A Nation At Risk

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Share resources through the largest interlibrary loan network

Interlending & Document Supply ◽

10.1108/ilds-05-2016-0018 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 137-140

Author(s):

Gemma Burke ◽

Erin Duncan ◽

JL Smither

Keyword(s):

Resource Sharing ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Interlibrary Loan ◽

Content Type ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

Challenges And Opportunities

Purpose The paper aims to show how using a resource-sharing service can help you provide more resources to your users. Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses interlibrary loan challenges and opportunities, specifically with reference to WorldShare Interlibrary Loan. Findings This paper describes the service that connects libraries to the largest cooperative resource-sharing network with more than 10,000 borrowing and lending libraries worldwide, the possibilities for the future, facts and figures and how libraries around the world have used the solution successfully. Originality/value This paper looks at how WorldShare Interlibrary Loan can help libraries overcome the challenges that they face regarding resource sharing.

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