3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
National Education Standards circa 2009:
Where do we go from here?
Please join the Thomas B. Fordham Institute for a lively discussion of this important topic. The march toward national standards passed a key milestone with September’s release of draft “Common Core” standards. How solid is that draft? How does it compare to other prominent national and international benchmarks such as NAEP, TIMSS, and PISA? Where do we go from here? And what needs to happen in order for this effort to avoid the unhappy fate of earlier attempts at national standards? Come hear a top-notch panel, moderated by our own Checker Finn.
November 4
3:30 PM – 5 PM
Registration begins at 3 PM
Refreshments to follow
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
1016 16th Street NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
The event will stream live from our website, www.edexcellence.net, and a video recording will be available soon after.
Panelists:
Sheila Byrd Carmichael, Education Policy Consultant and Co-author of Fordham report, Stars by Which to Navigate? Scanning National and International Education Standards in 2009
Sandy Kress, former Senior Education Advisor to President Bush
Dane Linn, Director, Education Division, National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
W. Stephen Wilson, Professor of Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University and Co-author of Fordham report, Stars by Which to Navigate? Scanning National and International Education Standards in 2009
Moderator:
Chester E. Finn, Jr., President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
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Please contact rsvp@edexcellence.net or 202-223-5452 to register or with questions.
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The Thomas B. Fordham Institute is a non-profit think tank dedicated to advancing educational excellence in America's K-12 schools. We promote policies that strengthen accountability and expand education options. Our reports examine issues such as No Child Left Behind and school choice. For more information about the Institute's work, visit www.edexcellence.net.