National Capitol Summit 2010
APRIL 12-13, 2010
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
SPONSORED BY
- The Council of State Governments (CSG)
- USA Funds
- Kaplan Higher Education
- National Education Association
- The George Washington University -- Graduate School of Education & Human Development
- Professional Science Master's
- National Action Council on Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
- and the Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice (University of Southern California)
EPI's National Capitol Summit 2010 will feature a variety of panels on the following themes:
- School Reform
- Longitudinal data systems
- STEM education and the Economy
- Students with Disabilities
- Higher education affordability and quality
SPECIAL GUESTS
- Senator James Webb (D-VA)
- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
- Congressman George Miller (D-CA) (invited)
- Congressman John Kline (R-MN) (invited)
- Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) (invited)
- Peter Smith, Senior Vice President, Kaplan Higher Education
- Dennis Van Roekel, President, National Education Association
- Emma Vadehra, Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Education
SPEAKERS
Betsy Brand, American Youth Policy Forum
Mary Hatwood Futrell, The George Washington University
Scott Andrew Schulz, Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, University of Southern California
Baron Rodriguez, Data Quality Campaign
Dr. Peter Gorman, Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenberg Schools
Tate Gould, Research Scientist, Elementary - Secondary & Libraries Studies Division, NCES
Watson Scott Swail, Educational Policy Institute
Jeff Strohl, Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University
Daryl Chubin, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Jay Goff, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Pam Goins, The Council of State Governments
Carol Lynch, Council of Graduate Schools
Irving McPhail, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
Mark Hernandez, University of Colorado
Martin Gould, National Council on Disability
Sally Scott, AHEAD Universal Design Initiative (invited)
Jane West, AACTE (invited);
Jerry Lucido, Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, University of Southern California
Arthur Hauptman, consultant
Jim Boyle, College Parents of America
Henry Fernandez, USA Funds
MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010
9:00am |
OPENING SESSION – Dr. Watson Scott Swail, Educational Policy Institute; Dennis Van Roekel, President, National Education Association; Emma Vadehra, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, US Department of Education |
10:00am |
PANEL 1. SCHOOL REFORM AND TURNAROUNDS – Betsy Brand, American Youth Policy Forum (moderator); Mary Hatwood Futrell, The George Washington University; Scott Andrew Schulz, Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, University of Southern California |
11:00am |
Break |
11:15am |
PANEL 2. LONGITUDINAL STUDENT DATA SYSTEMS AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES – Baron Rodriguez, Data Quality Campaign (moderator); Peter Gorman, Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenberg Schools; Tate Gould, Research Scientist, Elementary - Secondary & Libraries Studies Division, NCES |
12:15pm |
LUNCH KEYNOTE -- Peter Smith, Senior Vice President, Kaplan Higher Education |
2:00pm |
PANEL 3. STEM, EDUCATION, AND THE ECONOMY – Watson Scott Swail, Educational Policy Institute (moderator); Jeff Strohl, Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University; Daryl Chubin, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Jay Goff, Missouri University of Science and Technology. |
3:15pm |
Break |
3:30pm |
PANEL 4. STEM EDUCATION: WHAT WORKS—WHAT WE NEED – Pam Goins, The Council of State Governments (moderator); Carol Lynch, Council of Graduate Schools; Irving McPhail, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME); Mark Hernandez, University of Colorado |
4:45pm |
CLOSING REMARKS – Watson Scott Swail, Educational Policy Institute |
5:00pm |
CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION & AWARDS – Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) |
TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010
9:00am |
OPENING SESSION |
9:10am |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) |
10:00am |
PANEL 5. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: HIGHER EDUCATION – Martin Gould, National Council on Disability (moderator); Sally Scott, AHEAD Universal Design Initiative; Jane West, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) |
11:00am |
Break |
11:15am |
PANEL 6. COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY, AND QUALITY, AND STUDENT LOANS – Jerry Lucido, Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, University of Southern California (moderator); Arthur Hauptman, consultant; Jim Boyle, College Parents of America; Henry Fernandez, USA Funds; |
12:15pm |
CLOSING REMARKS – Watson Scott Swail, Educational Policy Institute |