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Education at a Glance 2006 Presentation: Barbara Ischinger OECD Director for Education Discussant: Betsy Brand Director of the American Youth Policy Forum

The presentation took place Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Capitol Hill Club, Private Dining Room 1
300 First Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
8:30 AM Registration, 9:00-10:00 AM Presentation

Event Description:

Across OECD countries, governments are seeking policies to make education more effective while searching for additional resources to meet the increasing demand for education. How is the US succeeding in meeting these challenges compared with its international competitors? The US remains the most popular country in which to study at the university level but as the internationalization of education grows rapidly, the US market share of students is falling. Does this point to a need for more pro-active marketing by US institutions?

The OECD’s annual Education at a Glance examines these and many other aspects of the performance of education systems internationally. This widely-quoted compendium enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance and to inform the policy debate. It provides a rich, comparable and up-to-date array of indicators on the performance of education systems and represents the consensus of professional thinking on how to measure the current state of education internationally. This year’s edition will be released the morning of September 12 in Washington with the OECD Director for Education.

Biographies:

Barbara Ischinger took the post of Director for Education on January 1, 2006. Dr. Ischinger has held a range of senior international positions over the last 13 years in the fields of international co-operation and education, with a focus on Europe, the United States and Africa. Before joining the OECD, Dr. Ischinger was Executive Vice-President for International Affairs and Public Relations at Berlin Humboldt Universität (2000-2005).  Her experience includes the reshaping of academic curricula and professional training to adjust them to the labour market conditions and social development. Between 1992-1994, she was a Director at UNESCO heading the Division of International Cultural Co-operation, Presentation and Enrichment of Cultural Identities.  From 1994 to 2000, she was Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States and Germany.

Betsy Brand has served as Director of AYPF since 2004, after joining the organization as Co-Director in 1998. As Director, Ms. Brand oversees the projects and staff of AYPF and specializes in high school reform, career preparation, and college access and success. Ms. Brand’s education policy career started when she served as a Legislative Associate for the House Committee on Education and Labor from 1977 to 1983. She subsequently served with Senator Dan Quayle as a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee from 1983 to 1989, where she handled all federal education and training legislation. 1989, Ms. Brand was appointed Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education at the US Department of Education, under President George H. W. Bush. From 1993 to 1998, Ms. Brand operated a consulting firm, Workforce Futures, Inc., focusing on policy and best practices affecting education and workforce preparation.