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NEWS AND REPORTS FROM THE NATIONAL FORUM
Read highlights from The 2004 National Forum on Education
Policy, July 13-16 in Orlando. Please check back for highlights
of the discussions and other news. Photos by Melvin Epps,
Third Eye Productions, Philadelphia.
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Wednesday, July 14--Virginia Governor Mark Warner passes
the gavel to new ECS Chairman Mike Huckabee.
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THE JAMES BRYANT
CONANT AWARD
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John Marshall, Virginia public safety director, accepts
the James Bryant Conant Award for outstanding service to
education in the name of his father, civil rights leader
Thurgood Marshall.
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Russell Stelle, left, and John Stelle, accept the James Bryant
Conant Award in the name of their father and grandfather,
John H. Stelle, "father of the GI Bill." READ
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Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, left, plays
bass with his band Capitol Offense. The group entertained
National Forum attendees with a concert of '50s and '60s
rock and roll.
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| Thursday, July 15 |
Education Policy Must Focus on Supporting
Rather Than Impeding Leadership, Panelists Say
Education policy should be tightly focused on providing leaders
with the tools and authority they need to make positive changes
in their schools and districts, a panel of experts of education
leadership agreed Thursday at The 2004 National Forum on Education
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Full-day Kindergarten: Not Sexy but Solid
Panelists agreed that while full-day kindergarten is not the “sexiest” initiative for closing the achievement gap among students, it is solid. READ MORE... |
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Virginia Governor Mark Warner says the No Child Left Behind
Act's goals will not be fully realized unless states improve
the quality of teaching in hard-to-staff urban and rural schools.
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Moderator Janet S. Hansen, an ECS Distinguished Senior Fellow
and a RAND senior policy researcher, discussed mounting pressures
on state budgets in the form of funding for K-12 education,
Medicaid and higher education. READ
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Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee says today's employers are
looking for individuals who can not only read and write well,
but who can think creatively too. READ
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Sarita E. Brown, president of Excelencia in Education Inc. and a senior fellow at the Pew Hispanic Center, notes that educators should treat every child as an individual and that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision has never been about serving all children equally, but rather about putting them together in a building. READ
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Stephen Portch, chancellor emeritus of the University System
of Georgia and an ECS Distinguished Senior Fellow, calls for
significant reform in postsecondary education, including the
elimination of the student credit hour. READ
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States Are Exploring Ways to Assess Student Learning
at the Postsecondary Level
The emerging issue of what – and how much – students
learn in college was the focus of a panel discussion Thursday
at The 2004 National Forum on Education Policy. READ
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A participant discusses NCLB requirements in a session on
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act legislation.
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State Policy Can Be Used to Support
Improvement in Urban School Districts
When it comes to improving student achievement in urban school
districts, state policies can either help or get in the way,
a panel of experts agreed Thursday. READ
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Is Denver's New Teacher-Pay Plan the Start of a Revolution?
A panel of policymakers, union leaders and education free
marketeers at The 2004 National Forum on Education Policy
on Thursday debated the promises and pitfalls of paying teachers
for performance. READ
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Jo Lynn DeMary superintendent of public instruction at the
Virginia Department of Education and ECS commissioner, answers
questions in a session about how state education leaders are
working with districts to help turn around low-performing
schools.
Outcome Documents from this session:
Audience
Questions, NF Session #425.doc
Wallchart
Notes, NF Session #425.doc
VA
Poster3, NF Session #425.doc
VA
Poster2, NF Session #425.doc
VA
Poster1, NF Session #425.doc
KY
Poster, NF Session #425.doc
NH
Poster, NF Session #425.doc
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| Wednesday, July 14 |
Schools Must Do A Better Job of Preparing
Citizens, Panel Says
Not all politicians want voters to be well informed and politically
engaged, according to a panel at The 2004 National Forum on
Education Policy that included state legislators and experts
in education and civic engagement. READ
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Improving Public Schools and Creating Voucher Programs:
Complementary or Contradictory Paths?
As states strive to fulfill the democratic purposes of public
education, must they choose between helping public schools
and creating voucher programs -- or can they do both? READ
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Mario C. Martinez, associate professor of Educational
Leadership at the University of Nevada discusses the impact
of demographic and economic trends on future demand for postsecondary
education. READ
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Director of alternative certification at New
York City Teaching Fellows, Vicki Bernstein, describes rigorous
alternative preparation for teachers. READ
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Carl Takamura, head of the Hawaii Business
Roundtable, receives the Chairman's Award for Outstanding
Service to ECS from Governor Mark Warner.
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Xinsheng Zhang, vice minister of education, Beijing, China,
comments on education improvement problems and concerns that
America and China share. READ
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Ronald Ferguson, Harvard University lecturer,
discusses the racial and ethnic gap in educational achievement.
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A packed audience listens to the discussion
about No Child Left Behind's impact on teaching quality. READ
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Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee says the hardest part of NCLB
is providing options for schools not doing their job. READ
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Suellen Reed, Indiana state schools superintendent, notes
that NCLB has helped her state focus its efforts, particularly
in using data more efficiently.
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Virginia Governor Mark R. Warner makes a point
makes a point during a "governors'" discussion of how to
improve higher education. With him are former Wyoming Governor
Jim Geringer and Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. READ
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Participants learn how interactive tools from Just for the
Kids and Standard & Poor's can help improve learning.
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Two of the Chinese delegates at the National Forum peruse
some of the available publications.
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| Tuesday, July 13 |
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Assistant U.S. Education Secretary Raymond Simon discusses
NCLB implementation issues at the National Forum on Education
Policy. READ
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