Please mark your calendars for the
2008 ECS National Forum
on Education Policy.

Join us June 30 - July 2 at the
Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas.

Register by May 23 and save $100!

Come join ECS and hundreds of your peers at the
premier 50-state education policy event of 2008.

(Click for online registration.)

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Why You Should Attend:

Here's a sample of the kinds of sessions you will enjoy:

	Benchmarking Internationally: The Need Confronts the Reality Andreas Schleicher, directorate for Education, Indicators and Analysis Division of OECD to present and lead a provocative discussion.
	You Want Fries with That? Improving High School Graduation Rates in the States John Q. Easton, executive director, Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago Karen Soule, superintendent, Somersworth SAU Office, New Hampshire Robert Wells, project director, New Hampshire Department of Education
	English Language Learners: Have Some Schools Cracked the Code on Connecting Policy and Practice? Margarita Calderon, research scientist, Johns Hopkins University Claire Sylvan, executive director, Internationals Network for Public Schools

Other education powerhouses include:

We will be looking for you in Austin!

For more information, you can download the following PDFs or use the links on the top left to view the information online:

• Renaissance Austin Hotel info
• Travel and airport information
• Things to see and do in Austin

For any other questions, please contact us at nationalforum@ecs.org.