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Are Students Prepared for a Global Economy?

9/27/2012 By:

A recent study of 18-24 year old American high school graduates, commissioned by education nonprofit World Savvy, with support from the International Baccalaureate Organization, shows a desire among young people to learn more about global topics, but a seeming lack of instruction within American schools to satisfy these needs. Key findings include:

• While the vast majority of respondents see the importance of global literacy, 48 percent actively disagree with the statement that their 6th-12th grade education provided instruction that helps them to understand the roots of global issues that affect their lives today.

• 63 percent indicated that they did not discuss world events in their high school classes.

• Only a little over half (54 percent) think that their high school teachers incorporated a global perspective into their curricula.