Secretary Arne Duncan’s Vision:
Too Much, Not Enough, or Just Right?

Maguire Associates at the White House

Maguire Associates was pleased to participate in a White House forum on education, business, and the budget recently, sponsored by the New England Council. At the session, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan warned that America “must get much better, much faster in education and get out of the ‘catch up’ business.”

Playing catch-up appears to be exactly what the United States is doing, however, when one considers the ambition of the Obama Administration’s “cradle to career” vision for education. Click to read the full article.

Additional Resources:

• The 2011 College Decision Impact Study results are here! The Chronicle of Higher Education’s article, “’Tis the Season for Hopes, Worries, Dreams, Fears,” highlights survey findings from the 2011 CDIS on the effect of the economy on college choice. The survey was conducted by Maguire Associates and Fastweb. Click here to read the full article.
  
  
• "A weather eye on the US storm." Linda Maguire, Vice Chair of Maguire Associates, comments on the latest developments in higher education in the United Kingdom and draws parallels with the U.S. in the Times Higher Education article, “A weather eye on the US storm.” Click here to read the full article.
  
  
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• Four Insights about Effective Leadership in 2011 – and Beyond: Our last issue of Insights presented four thoughts about leading and managing talent that you may want to consider as you strive to create positive organizational change in these ever-changing times. Click here to read the full article.