This Education Sector podcast showcases a timely policy forum about the connection between scientific research and school improvement—past, present, and future.
Participants:
Denise Borders, Academy for Educational Development
Gina Burkhardt, Learning Point Associates
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Steve Fleischman, American Institutes for Research
Frederick Hess, American Enterprise Institute
Jim Kohlmoos, Knowledge Alliance
Andrew J. Rotherham, Education Sector
Marshall (Mike) Smith, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Jason Snipes, Council of the Great City Schools
Lisa Towne, National Academies
Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst, Institute of Education Sciences
This forum was jointly hosted by Education Sector, Academy for Educational Development, American Institutes of Research, and Knowledge Alliance/Center for Knowledge Use, with support from the W.T. Grant Foundation.
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03/19/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on college graduation rates and the NCAA Tournament in the Detroit Free Press.
03/19/10 | Linda Perlstein links to Education Sector's "College- and Career-Ready" event.
03/17/10 | Ben Miller's column on graduation rates and NCAA Tournament eligibility is mentioned on The Wall Street Journal's The Daily Fix.
03/17/10 | Kevin Carey's critique of Diane Ravitch's latest book is quoted in Doublethink's Conventional Folly blog.
03/15/10 | Ben Miller pens an op-ed for US News & World Report on using graduation rates to determine NCAA Tournament eligibility.