Education Summit 2015

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8:55 a.m. Orientation

• Margaret Low Smith, President, AtlanticLIVE

9:00 a.m. Remarks from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation*

• James Marks, Executive Vice President, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

9:05 a.m. Building Blocks of Learning

• Lisa Klein, Executive Director, Alliance for Early Success
• Danielle Ewen, Senior Policy Advisor, EducationCounsel LLC
• Lauren Hogan, Vice President of Programs and Policy, National Black Child Development Institute
• With Claudio Sanchez, Education Correspondent, NPR

9:30 a.m. Leveling the Playing Field

• Kaya Henderson, Chancellor, DC Public Schools
• Atasha James, Principal, Leckie Elementary School
• With Matt Thompson, Deputy Editor, TheAtlantic.com

9:55 a.m. The Age of Emotional Intelligence

• Marc Brackett, Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

10:15 a.m. It Takes a Village

• Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
• With Steve Clemons, Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic

10:35 a.m. Learning is a Team Sport

• Tim Shriver, Co-Founder and Chair, Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning
• With James Bennet, Co-President and Editor in Chief, The Atlantic

10:55 a.m. “Why Principals Matter” Video Presentation

11:00 a.m. P.S. NYC: Lessons from America’s Largest School System

• Carmen Fariña, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
• With Matt Thompson

11:30 a.m. The Next Chapter on Charter Schools

• John Deasy, Superintendent-in-Residence, The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems
• Allison Fansler, President and COO, KIPP DC
• With Steve Clemons

11:55 a.m. Climbing the Rocky Mountain to Reform

• Mike Johnston, Member, Colorado State Senate

12:15 p.m. Lunch Break

1:00 p.m. Afternoon Remarks

• Margaret Low Smith

1:10 p.m. The Atlantic and College Board Writing Prize

• Nicolas Yan, Winner, The Atlantic and College Board Writing Prize
• Stefanie Sanford, Chief of Global Policy and Advocacy, the College Board
• John Williamson, Vice President, Advanced Placement Program, the College Board
• James Bennet

1:25 p.m. Teaching Digital Natives How to Read and Write

• Peter Gault, Executive Director, Quill.org
• Peg Tyre, Author, The Good School

1:55 p.m. Southeast67: Reflecting on What Counts

• Steve Bumbaugh, Manager, Breakthrough Schools: D.C., CityBridge Foundation
• With James Bennet

2:35 p.m. Pomp and Circumstances: Making it from High School to College

• Nick Ehrmann, CEO and Founder, Blue Engine
• With Claudio Sanchez

3:00 p.m. The Community College Revolution

• Eduardo Padrón, President, Miami Dade College
• With Steve Clemons

3:30 p.m. Education for All: A Tall Order

• Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University
• Mary Hamm, Starbucks Employee and Arizona State University Student
• With Amanda Ripley, Author, The Smartest Kids in the World

4:00 p.m. Commencement

• Margaret Low Smith

4:05 Reception

* This session was programmed by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial staff.