PST First the United States and China established permanent trade relations, and now the two countries are building connections among the nations' schoolchildren using the Web. Through the exchange, they will learn about the issues facing young people in different parts of the world. The project will have a positive influence on the students their entire lives. High schools in Phoenix, Arizona, and Chengdu, China, will pioneer the initiative, and other schools are invited to apply.
More information is available at the exchange website .
The project is run by iEARN, which facilitates Internet exchanges in more than 5,000 schools in 92 countries, which speak 29 languages. Fresh from leading the Department of Education's National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st century, John Glenn is spearheading a commission on service learning. The former astronaut and senator is chairing the National Commission on Service Learning, which seeks to make community service a part of every child's education. The panel will research and recommend the best practices for involving students in service projects. The commission is supported by the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at Ohio State University and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.