Mary M. Jessie Guest Columnist EducationNews.org

Mary M. Jessie is a retired educator and an education management consultant who serves on the Georgia Professional Standards Commission’s Human Resources Task Force. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is an independent think tank that proposes practical, market-oriented approaches to public policy to improve the lives of Georgians. Nothing written here is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation or as an attempt to aid or hinder the passage of any bill before the U.S. Congress or the Georgia Legislature.

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Prepare Students for the World, Not Just the Test

By Mary M. Jessie
Guest Columnist EducationNews.org 
It is a fact: Students in Georgia and the nation do not measure up to their peers in other countries known to provide a world-class education. While the debate continues over who’s to blame and policy-makers pay lip service to preparing students for the 21st century – here for almost a decade already – the U.S. education system muddles on as a 19th-century model.