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With the Best of Intentions

Lessons Learned in K-12 Education Philanthropy

Date:	Monday, April 25, 2005
Time:	8:45 AM — 7:00 PM
Location:	Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

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While philanthropical efforts such as the Gates small school initiative, the Annenberg challenge, and the Broad Prize for Urban Education appear to constitute only a small portion of total U.S. K-12 spending, there is reason to believe these efforts may have a disproportionate impact in shaping reform agendas and promoting broader change.

This conference will examine key aspects of K-12 philanthropy, including donor strategies, accountability, and effectiveness. The analyses and discussion will provide practical guidance and raise important questions for public officials, parents, educators, and the philanthropic community. Topics of discussion will include: How much money is there? What strategies are getting funded, and what do we know of their effects? How do funders decide what to fund? What are the practical challenges that bedevil funders? What lessons might education philanthropists draw from other sectors or from other nations? How can these lessons be used to invest more wisely and more effectively?

Agenda

8:15 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast

8:45	Welcome:	Frederick M. Hess, AEI
8:55	Panel I: Understanding K-12 Philanthropy
	Presenters:	Richard Colvin, Hechinger Institute at Columbia University
		Tom Loveless, Brookings Institution
		Donald McAdams, Center for Reform of School Systems
10:00	Break
10:10	Discussants:	Michael Feinberg, Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP)
		Susan Fuhrman, University of Pennsylvania
		Lawrence Patrick, Black Alliance for Educational Options
		William Porter, Grantmakers for Education
11:10	Break
11:25	Panel II: Assessing Major Strands of Giving
	Presenters:	Jane Hannaway, Urban Institute
		Bryan Hassel, Public Impact
		Jay Greene, Manhattan Institute
		Andrew Rotherham, Progressive Policy Institute
12:45 p.m.	Luncheon
1:30	Discussants:	Arlene Ackerman, San Francisco Unified School District
		James A. Kelly, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
		Bruno Manno, Annie E. Casey Foundation
		Kim Smith, New Schools Venture Fund
2:30	Break
2:40	Panel III: Lessons Learned
	Presenters:	Peter Frumkin, Harvard University
		Steven Heyneman, Vanderbilt University
		Dan Katzir, Broad Foundation
		Leslie Lenkowsky, Indiana University
4:00	Break
4:15	Discussants:	Alan Bersin, San Diego City Schools
		Howard Fuller, Marquette University
		Wendy Kopp, Teach for America
		Warren Simmons, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
5:15	Break
5:25	Conclusion: What’s Next?
	Discussants:	Chester E. Finn Jr., Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
		Stefanie Sanford, Gates Foundation
		Dan Fallon, Carnegie Foundation
6:15	Reception

7:00	Adjournment

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