The Center for Global Education

US Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings

   

"More than ever, success in the world depends on what you know, not where you live. Technology has leveled the playing field and "flattened" the world. It has showed the value of math, science and other subjects in high demand across the globe. And it has illustrated the importance of foreign languages in communicating and forming partnerships with citizens from other cultures and countries."

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Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan

"Clearly we need to use education to advance tolerance and understanding. Perhaps more than ever, international understanding is essential to world peace - understanding between faiths, between nations, between cultures... We need each other - as friends, as allies, as partners - in a struggle for common values and common needs."

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