Agenda

Time Description Location

  8:00 - 9:00 AM

Registration

First Floor: Grand Ballroom, Salon A-C

  9:00 - 9:05 AM

Welcome and Overview

David Driscoll, Chair of the National Assessment Governing Board and Former Commissioner of Education for the Massachusetts Department of Education (Moderator)

First Floor: Grand Ballroom, Salon A-C

  9:05 - 9:25 AM

Keynote Address:The Urgent Need for Parent Leader Involvement: Improving Achievement and Closing Achievement Gaps

Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education

 

  9:25 - 9:55 AM

Status of Achievement and Achievement Gaps in the U.S.

Kati Haycock, President of The Education Trust

 

  10:00 - 10:30 AM

Parents: Building the Capacity to Ask the Right Questions

Charles Payne, Professor in the School of Social Service Administration at The University of Chicago

 

  10:30 - 11:00 AM

Changing Demographics and the Implications for Education and the Economy

Steve Murdock, Director, Hobby Center for the Study of Texas

 

  11:00 - 11:10 AM

Break

 

  11:10 AM - Noon

The Civil Rights, Equality and Moral Imperatives for Improving Achievement and Closing Achievement Gaps

The Rev. Barry Black, Chaplain, U.S. Senate

Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza

Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League

 

  Noon - 12:15 PM

Break

 

  12:15 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Sponsored by The Spencer Foundation

First Floor: Grand Ballroom, Salon A-C

  1:00 - 4:00 PM

Breakout Sessions: Hands-On Workshops
Room assignments on name tags

Using NAEP Data and Resources to Improve Education Achievement and Close Achievement Gaps

 

  4:00 - 4:15 PM

Break

 

  4:15 - 5:00 PM

Afternoon Session

First Floor: Grand Ballroom, Salon A-C

  4:20 - 4:35 PM

The Business and Economic Case for Improving Achievement and Closing Achievement Gaps

Lee Blitch, Chair, California Business for Education Excellence

 

  4:40 - 4:55 PM

What Parent Leaders Can Do—Asking the Right Questions

Otha Thornton, President of the National PTA

 

  4:55 - 5:00 PM

Concluding Remarks

David Driscoll, Chair of the National Assessment Governing Board

First Floor: Grand Ballroom, Salon A-C

  5:00 PM

Adjourn