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| The Challenge of Reforming Urban Schools |
| An Address by New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein |
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
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| Please join us as Chancellor Klein reflects on his tenure and offers lessons for efforts to dramatically improve the nation’s urban schools. |
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| Higher Ed Governance: Stewardship or Sham? |
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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| Would management and governance practices in higher education pass muster in the corporate world? What are the roles of college and university trustees in resolving and preventing these |
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| Turning Around the Nation's Worst Schools |
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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| Please join us as we examine what it takes to craft and implement a coherent school turnaround strategy. This conference is cosponsored by the Mass Insight Education and Research Institute. |
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| Education as a Presidential Issue: Historically and in 2008 |
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Monday, March 3, 2008
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| How will the results of the 2008 presidential race affect education? What education issues might influence the election? Panelists will discuss education as a presidential election issue. |
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| The Future of Urban School Reform |
| An Address by D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee |
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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| Please join us as Chancellor Rhee reflects on her first nine months in office and the lessons that they hold for improving America’s urban schools. |
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| What 2008 Holds for Research in Education |
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
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| At this event, AEI director of education policy studies Frederick M. Hess will present findings from his new book, When Research Matters: How Scholarship Influences Education Policy. |
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| University Endowments |
| Their Role in Higher Education and Possibilities for Reform |
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Friday, February 1, 2008
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| Panelists at this event will assess college endowments and discuss the need and implications of possible reform. |
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| Debating the Case for a U.S. Public Service Academy |
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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| What are the merits of a U.S. Public Service Academy? What might it offer that is not available at existing institutions? What concerns does it pose? |
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| Reforming the Politically Correct University |
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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| AEI commissioned nineteen research papers to examine whether intellectual diversity is lacking on college campuses. At this event, authors will present their results. |
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| The Supply Side of School Reform and the Future of Educational Entrepreneurship |
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
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| This conference addresses how the entrepreneurial sector (composed of policymakers, practitioners, and philanthropists) can invigorate, complement, or replace the work of traditional |
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