Highlights from Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Kevin Kopischke and ECS President Piedad Robertson present the Frank Newman Student Leadership award to Eric Ross at the opening plenary session.

Kevin Kopischke and ECS President Piedad Robertson present the Frank Newman Student Leadership award to Kendell Newman at the opening plenary session.

Alice Seagren, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education, welcomes participants to Minnesota at the opening plenary session.

ECS President Piedad Robertson and Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee speak at opening plenary session.

Kurt Landgraf, president of Educational Testing Service, speaks at the opening plenary session.

Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Kurt Landgraf discussing issues at the opening plenary session.

Senator David Sokola and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty speak at the session "What States are Doing - And Not Doing - In High School Education."

Stefanie Sanford with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Delaware Senator David Sokola and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty speak at the session "What States are Doing - And Not Doing - In High School Education."

National Forum participants take a break in the DRC-sponsored Cyber Cafe.

Richard Varn, of RJV Consulting, speaks about education technology at the Plenary luncheon.

Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Otis Fulton with MetaMetrics, Inc. take time out for a photo.

Richard Varn, former Governor Jim Geringer and ECS President Piedad Robertson discuss issues at the reception.

Forum participants take part in a roundtable discussion on school finance.

Forum participants take part in a roundtable discussion on trends in high school policymaking.

Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee presents Mary Kadera and Peter Frid of PBS with the ECS Corporate Award.

Mary Kadera accepts the ECS Corporate Award for PBS.

Delaware Senator David Sokola and Oklahoma State Superintendent Sandy Garrett at the reception.