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Making Money Matter:
Maximizing Student Achievement with
Our Investments in Education
November
13, 2007
Lexington Convention Center
Lexington, Kentucky
Agenda
Printable version
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7:00 AM |
Registration Opens
Continental breakfast will be served.
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8:30-9:00 AM |
Welcome,
Setting the Context
What are the main pre-K-12 education issues facing Kentucky, and
how can this conference become a catalyst for meeting them?
Brad
Cowgill, President, Council on
Postsecondary Education; Chair, Kentucky Long-Term Policy
Research Center
Dr. Bob Sexton, Executive Director, Prichard Committee
for Academic Excellence; Board Member, KLTPRC
David
Adkisson, Kentucky Chamber of
Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer
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9:00 – 10:15 AM |
The Dynamic Global Labor Market
Where do our students stand in the international context and
what does it suggest for the country’s future economic success?
Dr.
Marc Tucker,
President and CEO of the National Center on Education and the
Economy
and author of Tough Choices, Tough Times
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10:15 - 10:30 AM |
Break
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10:30 - 11:00 AM |
Educational Progress in Kentucky
How far has post-reform Kentucky progressed?
Dr.
Amy Watts, Policy Analyst,
Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center
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11:00 – 11:45 AM |
The Effects and Cost-Effectiveness of Educational Investments
If our main goal is higher student achievement, what public
investments does research suggest will yield the highest
returns?
Michael T. Childress, Executive Director,
Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center
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Noon - 1:00 PM |
Lunch and Presentation of the 2007 Hellard Award
No Child Left Behind; emerging trends and education issues
facing the nation
Doug
Mesecar, Acting Assistant
Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, U.S.
Department of Education
2007 Hellard Award Winner
John
R. Hall, civic leader,
philanthropist, and former CEO of Ashland, Inc.
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1:15 - 2:15 PM |
Early
Childhood Development
Does early
investment save us later?
Dr. M.
Rebecca Kilburn, RAND, author of Early
Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise
Rick Hulefeld, Children, Inc.
Dr. Kim Townley, University of Kentucky
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2:15 - 3:15 PM |
The
Achievement Gap
Less-advantaged students—about half of Kentucky’s student
body—average significantly
lower scores on achievement tests. What are the causes, consequences, and solutions?
Ross
Wiener, The Education Trust
Claude W. Christian, Kentucky Department
of Education
Superintendent Stu Silberman, Fayette County Public Schools
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3:15 - 4:15 PM |
Teacher
Compensation
Schools, districts, and states are developing and implementing
performance-based teacher compensation systems. What do they
suggest for Kentucky?
Dr. Patrick J. Schuermann, Vanderbilt University
Mary Ann Blankenship, Kentucky Education Association
Dr. Allyson Hughes Handley, Council on Postsecondary
Education
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4:15 PM |
Wrap-up
A
brief summary of conference findings and the future path they
suggest.
Brad
Cowgill, Dr. Bob Sexton, and David Adkisson |
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