Greetings from Fordham's 7th Floor conference room, which is jam-packed with a standing-room-only crowd to hear a debate about the "21st Century Skills" movement, staged by Common Core. Here's the line-up:
Panelists:
Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education, New York University
E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Founder and Chairman, Core Knowledge Foundation
Daniel Willingham, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia
Ken Kay, President, Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Moderator:
Antonia Cortese, Secretary-Treasurer, American Federation of Teachers
