Education Summit 2016

Agenda

• Tuesday, May 17
• 8:30 a.m.Guest Arrival and Networking Breakfast-
• 9:00 a.m.OrientationMargaret Low Smith, President, AtlanticLIVE
  Maria Voles Ferguson, Executive Director, George Washington University Center on Education Policy
• 9:05 a.m.Education in a Changing America: A Wide-Angle LensMargaret Chung, Principal, Arlington Career Center, VA
  Amara Evering, Student, Wilson High School
  Julian Hipkins III, Curriculum Specialist, Teaching for Change
  Kent McGuire, President, Southern Education Foundation
  Rachel Nuzum, Parent, Janney Elementary School
  With Ron Brownstein, Senior Editor, The Atlantic and Alex Wagner, Senior Editor, The Atlantic
• 9:40 a.m.A View From the HillLamar Alexander, Chairman, U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
  With Steve Clemons, Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic
• 9:55 a.m.Will Every Student Succeed?Janel George, Senior Education Policy Counsel, NAACP-Legal Defense Fund
  Michael McCormick, Superintendent, Val Verde Public School District, CA
  Lydia Burns, Academic Standards Chair, Prichard Student Voice Team
  With Andrew Ujifusa, Reporter, Education Week
• 10:20 a.m.The Case for Letting Kids Be KidsErika Christakis, Author, The Importance of Being Little
  With Indira Lakshmanan, Journalist
• 10:35 a.m.The Future of Common CoreLiana Ponce, Math Teacher, H.D. Cooke Elementary School
  Kimberley Harrington, Chief Academic Officer, New Jersey Department of Education
  Neil McCluskey, Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute
  With Sarah Garland, Executive Editor, The Hechinger Report
• 11:05 a.m.Elmo on EmpathyJeanette Betancourt, Senior Vice President, U.S. Social Impact, Sesame Workshop
  With Alia Wong, Associate Editor, The Atlantic
• 11:20 a.m.A Culture of Health Starts for Kids in Our Schools, presented by the Robert Wood Johnson FoundationTBA
• 11:30 a.m.Beyond Mystery MeatAngela McKee, Project Manager, San Francisco Unified School District Future Dining Project
  Marthaa Torres, Principal, Thurgood Marshall Academic High School, CA
  With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
• 11:40 a.m.Public Education, Private FundingJim Shelton, Head of Education, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
  With Joie Chen, Journalist
• 12:00 p.m.Lunch-
• 1:00 p.m.Welcome Back-
• 1:05 p.m.Kids and CharacterPaul Tough, Author, Helping Children Succeed
  With Sarah Yager, Managing Editor, The Atlantic
• 1:20 p.m.Charters Grow UpDahlia Aguilar, Founding Principal, Mundo Verde Public Charter School
  Scott Pearson, Executive Director, DC Public Charter School Board
  Shantelle Wright, Founder and CEO, Achievement Prep
  With Sarah Garland, The Hechinger Report
• 1:45 p.m.The Tragedy of Detroit Public SchoolsA video essay from The Atlantic
• 1:50 p.m.Two Hundred Million Dollars Later: The Story of NewarkDale Russakoff, Author, The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?
  With Liz Willen, Editor in Chief, The Hechinger Report
• 2:05 p.m.Learning Behind BarsDavid Domenici, Executive Director, Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings
  Cara McClellan, Founder, My Sister’s Keeper Collective
  With Amanda Ripley, Contributor, The Atlantic
• 2:25 p.m.Recess-
• 2:30 p.m.The Resegregation of American SchoolsNikole Hannah-Jones, Staff Writer, New York Times Magazine
  With Alex Wagner, The Atlantic
• 2:55 p.m.Trading PlacesRandi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
  Chester Finn, President Emeritus, Thomas Fordham Institute
  With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
• 3:25 p.m.The Making of a Great TeacherClare Berke, English Teacher, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
  Michael Feuer, Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, The George Washington University
  Jacqueline Greer, Executive Director, Urban Teachers
  With Alex Wagner, The Atlantic
• 3:50 p.m.How Does Technology Change the Classroom?S. Dallas Dance, Superintendent, Baltimore County Public Schools
  Brandon Johnson, Math Teacher, Browne Education Campus
  With Liz Willen, The Hechinger Report
• 4:10 p.m.The Atlantic/College Board Writing PrizeScott Stossel, Editor, The Atlantic
  John Williamson, Vice President, Advanced Placement Program
  Student Finalists
• 4:25 p.m.Education Entrepreneurs Stacey Childress, Executive Director, NewSchools Venture Fund
  With Indira Lakshmanan
• 4:40 p.m.The New Face of Roosevelt High SchoolAcqueelha James, Planning Principal, Roosevelt Senior High School
  Emauni Hill, Student, Roosevelt Senior High School
  Demetrius Lester, Student, Roosevelt Senior High School
  Christian Czaniecki, Special Education Teacher, Roosevelt Senior High School
  With Matt Thompson, Deputy Editor, The Atlantic
• 5:10 p.m.Closing Thoughts-
• Wednesday, May 18
• 8:30 a.m.Guest Arrival and Registration -
• 9:00 a.m.OrientationMargaret Low Smith, President, AtlanticLIVE
• 9:05 a.m.From the South Side of Chicago to Connecticut CollegeJonah Markowitz, Photographer
  Tavaris Sanders, Student, Connecticut College
  With Matt Thompson, The Atlantic
• 9:20 a.m.Why Does College Cost So Much?Steven Knapp, President, The George Washington University
  Barmak Nassirian, Director of Federal Relations and Policy Analysis, American Association of State Colleges and Universities
  With Eric Hoover, Senior Writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education
• 9:45 a.m.The Age of the AdjunctMarisa Allison, Research Fellow, New Faculty Majority
  John W. Curtis, Director of Research, American Sociological Association
  Dr. Wanda J. Evans-Brewer, Adjunct Professor, Concordia University Chicago
  With Jon Marcus, Higher Education Editor, The Hechinger Report
• 10:10 a.m.Flint: The Case for University ResearchMarc Edwards, Professor, Virginia Tech
  With Ross Andersen, Senior Editor, The Atlantic
• 10:30 a.m.Getting Kids Through College, A Next America ConversationMichelle Asha Cooper, President, Institute for Higher Education Policy
  Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, President, Howard University
  Timothy Renick, Vice Provost, Georgia State University
  Cecily Salvador, Incoming Student, George Mason University
  With Ron Brownstein, The Atlantic
• 11:00 a.m.Networking Break-
• 11:15 a.m.Collegiate Justice: Addressing Sexual Assault on CampusDana Bolger, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Know Your IX
  Jeannie Suk, Professor, Harvard Law School
  With Olga Khazan, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
• 11:40 a.m.Race, Speech and Campus Protests: The Students' TakeAmanda Bennett, Recent Graduate, University of Alabama
  Keish Kim, Recent Graduate, Syracuse University
  Clifton Kinnie, Student, Howard University
  With Vann R. Newkirk II, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
• 12:05 p.m.Race, Speech and Campus Protests: The Administrators' TakeAjay Nair, Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life, Emory University
  Alicia Schmidt Camacho, Professor, Yale University
  Ben Sifuentes-Jáuregui, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Rutgers University
  With Alex Wagner, The Atlantic
• 12:30 p.m.What's the Point of College?Charlene Dukes, President, Prince George’s Community College
  Richard Kahlenberg, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
  Patricia McGuire, President, Trinity Washington University
  Jeffrey J. Selingo, Author, There Is Life After College
  With Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
• 1:00 p.m.Closing Thoughts-