Reporting from London and Singapore, Bob and Bill Wise Examine Favorites for the Gold

Now that the opening ceremonies are over and the 2012 Summer Olympics are underway, Alliance President Bob Wise--and his colleague Bill Wise--examine the favorites to win the gold in their latest video.

Reporting from London and Singapore, respectively, Bob and Bill are not concerned with the favorites in track and field or swimming, they're focused on the top contenders for the gold in reading, mathematics, and science.

To watch their report, click on the image to the left or visit http://youtu.be/yLpAZrmpgkE.

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If you missed Gov. Wise's first two Olympic videos, you can watch them at http://www.all4ed.org/publication_material/2012Olympics.

And stay tuned later this week for Governor Wise’s fourth report, in which he travels back in time to see how training and techniques have changed since the 1948 Olympics, which were also held in London.

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Raising the Bar on the Academic Pole Vault: Gov. Bob Wise's Second Olympic Report from London

Although the scores on international tests don't reflect it yet, the US academic team has been implementing rigorous training methods and adopting new policies in hopes of gaining higher achievement.

In his second video report from London, Alliance President Bob Wise talks about three promising policy reforms: common core state standards; Race to the Top; and digital learning.

To watch Governor Wise’s video report from London, click on the image to the left or visit http://youtu.be/GqDh1SBxe94.

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Watch Gov. Bob Wise's Report from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London

With the Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Olympics right around the corner, Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia, has “jetted” off to London to provide coverage of the competition.

But Governor Wise won’t be reporting on the athletic competition, he’ll be discussing the international academic competition that America’s students are engaged in every single day.

To watch Governor Wise’s first report from Buckingham Palace in London, click on the image above or visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQePbRcWO7M. To embed this video on your own webpage use the following code:

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And stay tuned next week for Governor Wise’s second report, which will look at major changes in training and preparation that the U.S. academic team has made since the last summer Olympics in Beijing.

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