State Scholars Initiative National Summit on Academic Rigor and Relevance

State Scholars Initiative

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National Summit on Academic Rigor and Relevance, April 29-30, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts

State Scholars Initiative National Summit on Academic Rigor and Relevance
Boston, Massachusetts | April 29-30, 2008

NEW! SUMMIT PROCEEDINGS

WATCH PLENARY SESSIONS
	Opening Session and Remarks : "Myth or Reality Serious Questions About Rigor & Relevance" David Longanecker, President, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
	Plenary Session 1 : "50 Years After A Nation at Risk" Charles Kolb, President, Committee for Economic Development
	Plenary Session 2 : Introduction of Speaker Troy Justesen, Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education
	Plenary Session 2 : "The Importance of Math and Science for Students, Educators, and Businesses" Leon Lederman, Nobel Laureate, Physics, and Resident Scholar, Illinois Math and Science Academy
	Plenary Session 3 : "Multiple Pathways to Rigor and Relevance" Part 1 \| Part 2 Lorena Riffo-Jenson, President, DPR Communications, and Chair, Utah Hispanic Chamber
	Phyllis Hudecki, Executive Director, Oklahoma Business and Education Coalition
	Mark Milliron, President and CEO, Catalyze Learning International
	Belle S. Wheelan, President, Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
	Plenary Session 4 : "An Agenda for Reform and Promising Practices" Roy Romer, Former Governor of Colorado, and Chairman, Strong American Schools

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PURPOSE

The purpose of this summit was twofold:

To examine the role and effectiveness of the business community in driving national education reform conversations.
To discuss policy reform efforts to increase academic rigor and to improve academic relevance in high school.

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