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2012
ADVANCE AMERICA
A Commitment to Education & the Economy
April 29-30, 2012
T H E U M S T E A D H OT E L
CARY, NORTH CAROLI NA
ABOUT THE GOVERNORS EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM The Governors Education Symposium, conceived by the James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy, is designed to bring the nation’s governors together to engage in candid dialogue about critical challenges facing education. Each session examines a variety of core education issues, incorporating information from nationally recognized experts. Governors have extensive opportunities to interact with these experts and share practices in their states.
ABOUT SYMPOSIUM SUPPORTERS
The Hunt Institute appreciates the support of the following
foundations: The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, and The State Farm Insurance Companies Foundation.
THE ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES are dedicated to bringing about lasting changes
in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people. Atlantic focuses on four critical
social problems: Aging, Disadvantaged Children & Youth, Population Health and
Reconciliation & Human Rights. Programs funded by Atlantic operate in Australia,
Bermuda, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United States
and Viet Nam.
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the BILL & MELINDA GATES
FOUNDATION works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing
countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift
themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure
that all people – especially those with the fewest resources – have access to the
opportunities they need to succeed in school and life.
THE STATE FARM COMPANIES FOUNDATION was established in 1963 as
an independent private foundation. The Foundation is primarily committed to
education, helping to raise the level of student achievement in our elementary and
secondary schools, as well as supporting key higher education initiatives.
WELCOME
elcome to the 2012 Governors Education Symposium: Advance America |A Commitment
W to Education & the Economy. The Hunt Institute and the Foundation for Excellence in
Education are proud to co-host this event, which serves as a valuable opportunity to
gain greater insight into challenges facing public education and sound investments that make for
systemic improvement.
As governors, you continue to face a time of great economic challenge. Key to recovery and the ability to compete in the global
market is ensuring that all students graduate from high school ready to succeed in college or career. To reach that goal, we must
overcome a number of challenges before us.
The nation currently has 3.2 million unfilled jobs – despite that there are more than 14 million unemployed. One of the
reasons: the available skills in the labor pool aren’t aligned with the available jobs, particularly in high-tech fields. Over the next
decade, the nation will need 22 million students to earn a college degree to meet the demands of the workforce – a goal that
America is expected to fall short by at least 3 million.
Moreover, a recent study conducted by McKinsey & Company tells us that by 2020, and despite rising educational attainment
across advanced economies, the United States may have 1.5 million too few workers with college or graduate degrees and nearly
6 million too many who have not completed high school. As if that weren’t enough, a recent report released by the Council on
Foreign Relations shows that America’s failure to educate is posing a threat to our national security. These outcomes, and the
repercussions that are sure to follow, should matter to everyone who cares about education.
During our time together at the Symposium, we will hone in on a number of critical topics including teacher effectiveness,
improved assessments, and technology that will transform education for the digital age. To inform our discussions, a number
of the nation’s leading education experts will be on hand to help facilitate the exchange of ideas and strategies.
As Symposium co-chairs, we thank you for your active participation and hope that you find the working sessions informative
and useful to your work on education and the economy. The challenges we face could be viewed as daunting, but working
together, we can come back stronger and better prepared than ever!
James B. Hunt, Jr. JEB BUSH
Chair Chair
Hunt Institute Foundation for Excellence in Education
Governor of North Carolina | 1977-1985 | 1993-2001 Governor of Florida | 1999 - 2007
AGENDA
2012 THE UMSTEAD HOTEL
CARY, NC | April 29- 30, 2012
Governors Education Symposium
ADVANCE AMERICA | A Commitment to Education & the Economy
SUNDAY | APRIL 29
11:00 am – 5:30 pm REGISTRATION Salon Foyer
1:00 – 1:15 pm WELCOME
JAMES B. HUNT, JR. Salon
Chairman, James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy
Governor of North Carolina | 1977-1985 | 1993-2001
JEB BUSH
Founder and Chairman, Foundation for Excellence in Education
Governor of Florida I 1999-2007
1:15 – 2:15 SESSION I – The Business of Education Salon
Business and military leaders need better prepared employees to ensure competitiveness in the global
economy. Governors and leaders in these sectors will discuss the evolving skills and knowledge required
for success in the workforce and the potential economic impact for states that do not prepare students to
meet these new demands.
Moderator: MARGARET SPELLINGS, Margaret Spellings and Company
Resource Experts:
BENJAMIN C. FREAKLEY, U.S. Army Accessions Command, Ret.
ROBERT L. CORCORAN, General Electric Company
ERIC D. FINGERHUT, Battelle Memorial Institute
2:15 – 3:00 SESSION II – Education Data Mining | Interpreting Your State’s Numbers Salon
There is incredible potential for the use of data analytics to impact education and uncover how states are
faring. Governors will review information from their own states to gain insight and discuss what different
data points reveal.
Moderator: KATI HAYCOCK, The Education Trust
3:00 – 3:15 BREAK
3:15 – 5:00 SESSION III – New Demands in Teaching & Learning: English Language Arts & Mathematics Salon
The English language arts and mathematics standards recently adopted by 48 states and territories will
change what occurs in classrooms across the country. Governors and resource experts will discuss the
shifts in teaching and learning that must take place with implementation and how to ensure that both
teachers and students are prepared.
Moderator: ANDRÉS HENRÍQUEZ, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Resource Experts:
DAVID COLEMAN, Student Achievement Partners
JASON ZIMBA, Student Achievement Partners
JOHN B. KING, New York State Education Department
6:00 – 6:30 pm RECEPTION Ballroom
6:30 – 8:30 DINNER – Being Audacious | A Conversation with Jim Hunt and Jeb Bush Ballroom
Governors will join Jim Hunt and Jeb Bush for an interactive conversation that will touch upon lessons
learned during their terms, why they remain passionate about improving education years after leaving
public office, and much more.
Moderator: DAN KATZIR, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
AGENDA 5
MONDAY | APRIL 30
7:30 – 1:00 pm REGISTRATION Salon Foyer
7:30 – 8:45 am GOVERNORS-ONLY BREAKFAST Cedar
7:00 – 8:45 BREAKFAST Ballroom
9:00 – 9:30 New Research Release | Math Standards Matter Salon
Moderator: MICHAEL COHEN, Achieve
Resource Expert: WILLIAM SCHMIDT, Michigan State University
9:30 – 10:30 SESSION IV – Technology & Digital Learning Salon
Technology is vitally important to college readiness both inside and outside the classroom. Governors
and resource experts will dive into what policies are necessary to successfully harness the technology
power needed to transform education in the digital age, including the benefits, opportunities, and
challenges of transitioning public schools to blended learning models.
Moderator: JEB BUSH
Resource Experts:
BOB WISE, Governor of West Virginia | 2001-2005
STEPHEN L. BOWEN, Maine Department of Education
10:30 – 11:40 SESSION V – Developing & Measuring Effective Teaching Salon
Effective teaching is key to ensuring that students leave K-12 ready for college and careers, and teacher
preparation programs, professional development, and evaluation systems need to adapt to meet the
needs of today’s classrooms. Governors will examine strategies to ensure that new teachers and those
already in the classroom are prepared to drive their students towards academic success and college and
career readiness.
Moderator: JAMES B. HUNT, JR.
Resource Experts:
VICKI PHILLIPS, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
KEVIN S. HUFFMAN, Tennessee Department of Education
11:40 – 11:50 BREAK
11:50 – 1:00 pm SESSION VI – Assessments & Accountability Salon
Comprehensive accountability systems will ensure that students are achieving. New common
assessments that are benchmarked against new state standards will first be administered in the
2014-15 school year, and thought must be given to the political and capacity challenges that will
come with them. Governors will discuss the implications of introducing new assessments and hear
from state education leaders who have considered these challenges and are addressing them directly.
Moderator: MICHAEL COHEN, Achieve
Resource Experts:
TONY BENNETT, Indiana Department of Education
MITCHELL D. CHESTER, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
1:00 – 2:00 LUNCH and Discussion with The Honorable Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education Ballroom
SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS
Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.
chairman, james b. hunt, jr. institute for educational leadership and policy
Former Governor, North Carolina | 1977-1985 | 1993-2001
Former Governor Jim Hunt is a nationally recognized leader in education and led
his state through 20 years of dramatic economic change. Serving a historic four
terms as governor, Hunt has been at the forefront of education reform in his state
and in the nation. The Rand Corporation reports that North Carolina public schools
improved test scores more than any other state in the 1990s. Governor Hunt called
for them to be “first in America” by 2010 in his book, First in America: An Education
Governor Challenges North Carolina. To further this mission, he chairs the board
of the James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy.
As governor, Hunt focused on early childhood rigorous approaches to measuring student
development and improving the quality of performance, requiring mastery for promotion
teaching in America. During the last 20 years, and graduation, and providing assistance to
he has devoted much of his time to excellence turn around failing schools. In 2006, he was
in teaching in the United States. A strong named one of the most influential people in
supporter of high standards in public schools, American education in a study released by
Hunt has served as chairman of the National the Editorial Projects in Education Research
Education Goals Panel and vice chairman of Center – publisher of Education Week, Teacher
the board of Achieve, Inc. He put into place in Magazine, and edweek.org.
North Carolina one of the nation’s most
Governor Jeb Bush
founder and chairman, foundation for excellence in education
Former Governor, Florida | 1999-2007
Jeb Bush is the 43 rd governor of the state of Florida, serving from 1999 through
2007. He was the third Republican elected to the state’s highest office and the only
Republican in the state’s history to be re-elected.
Throughout his two terms as governor, Bush of the $16 billion state-federal partnership
remained true to his conservative principles – that pays for the healthcare of 2.2 million
cutting $20 billion in taxes, vetoing more than poor, disabled and elderly citizens.
$2.3 billion in earmarks and reducing the state Since leaving office, he maintains his passion
government workforce by more than 13,000. for education reform as chairman of the
His limited government approach helped Foundation for Excellence in Education
create 1.4 million net new jobs and improve and the Foundation for Florida’s Future.
the state’s credit ratings on Wall Street. He is honorary chairman of Volunteer USA,
During his two terms, Bush championed and serves on the National Civic Leaders
major reform of government programs. In Advisory Board of America’s Promise
education, Florida raised academic standards, Alliance, the George H.W. Bush Presidential
required accountability in public schools Library, the George W. Bush Institute Board
and created the most ambitious school choice and the Bloomberg Family Foundation Board.
program in the nation. After gaining Bush is also the president of the consulting
permission from the federal government, firm Jeb Bush and Associates and a senior
Florida also launched Medicaid Reform to advisor to Barclays Capital.
improve quality and control the rising cost
RESOURCE EXPERTS 7
Tony Bennett, Ed.D.
Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tony Bennett is the Indiana superintendent of Public Instruction. Bennett’s success is the result
of his lifelong commitment to the education of Indiana children. For more than 20 years, he has
served as a teacher, coach and administrator, helping Indiana students receives the first-class
education they deserve. After nine years as a science teacher, Bennett began his career in
administration quickly developing a reputation as a leader with a talent for school management,
tony bennett strategic planning and efficient budgeting. He was highly influenced by his time as principal at
Indiana Department of Education Prosser School of Technology in New Albany, IN, a career-technology center focused on preparing
Statehouse students for success in a 21st century economy.
200 West Washington Street
Since being elected superintendent of public instruction, Bennett received his doctorate and superintendent’s
Room 228 Bennett has established Indiana as the leader of the license from Spalding University. He earned his
Indianapolis, IN 46204 nation’s comprehensive education reform movement. certification in secondary administration and
317.232.6665 Indiana’s 2011 legislative session produced new laws supervision, and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in
superintendent@doe.in.gov that empower school leaders, recognize and reward secondary education from Indiana University
great educators and provide families quality options. Southeast. He is currently chair of Chiefs for Change,
a bi-partisan group of state school chiefs committed
to education reform.
Stephen L. Bowen
Commissioner, Maine Department of Education
When sworn in as Commissioner of Maine Department of Education, Stephen L. Bowen immediately
embarked on a statewide listening tour, meeting with teachers and principals, superintendents,
parents, students and others to discuss the concerns, strengths, and challenges of Maine’s education
system. He and his team immediately used the feedback to work on a series of education reform
initiatives and developed a strategic plan for improving the education for Maine’s students.
stephen l. bowen Before joining the Department of Education, Bowen Bowen taught social studies in middle and high
Maine Commissioner of Education directed the Center for Education at the Maine schools for 10 years in Fairfax County, VA, and in
Heritage Policy Center, a Portland-based public policy Camden, ME. While in Fairfax County, he served a
23 State House Station
think tank, where he researched and wrote dozens of role in the state’s development of a standards-based
Augusta, ME 04333-0023 policy briefs on issues from school district consolidation approach to education. In 2002, he was elected to
207.624.6620 and school funding to online learning and charter the Maine House of Representatives, and also served
commish.doe@maine.gov schools; authored numerous op eds, columns, and briefly as a senior policy adviser on education to
blog posts on education-related issues; and regularly Governor Paul LePage before becoming commissioner
presented the findings of his research to policymakers of education.
and the public.
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
Mitchell D. Chester began his tenure as Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary
Education in May 2008. He is responsible for the public education of the Commonwealth’s nearly
1,900 schools and more than one million students.
Chester began his career as a teacher, assistant Chester served as the executive director for
principal, and a district curriculum coordinator. accountability and assessment for the School District of
Before joining the Massachusetts Department of Philadelphia, and as chief of the Bureau of Curriculum
mitchell d. chester Education, he worked for the Ohio Department of and Instructional Programs of the Connecticut State
Massachusetts Department of Education, where he oversaw standards, assessments, Department of Education. He has presented nationally
Elementary and Secondary Education accountability, policy development, strategic planning, on accountability, assessment, teacher induction and
75 Pleasant Street and the state’s implementation of the federal No Child retention; and served as a consultant to states and
Malden, MA 02148 Left Behind Act. school districts regarding curriculum and instruction,
teacher evaluation, student achievement, and
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assessment and accountability.
RESOURCE EXPERTS
Michael Cohen
President, Achieve
A nationally-recognized leader in education policy and standards-based reform, Mike Cohen
became president of Achieve in 2003. Achieve, created in 1996 by the nation’s governors and
corporate leaders, is an independent, bipartisan, non-profit education reform organization based
in Washington, DC that helps states raise academic standards and graduation requirements,
improve assessments and strengthen accountability so all students graduate ready for college,
michael cohen work and citizenship.
Achieve Under Cohen’s leadership, Achieve launched the education policy at the National Governors
1400 16th St NW American Diploma Project Network, formed the Association and director of planning and policy
Suite 510 Partnership for the Assessment of College and Career development at the National Association of State
Washington DC 20036 Readiness (PARCC) – one of two multi-state Boards of Education. During the Clinton
202.419.1540 consortia developing common assessments – and Administration he served as assistant secretary for
helped develop the Common Core State Standards. elementary and secondary education, special assistant
mcohen@achieve.org
Cohen’s career spans more than 20 years in education, to President Clinton for education policy, and senior
serving several key roles including director of advisor to U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley.
David Coleman
Founding Partner, Student Achievement Partners
David Coleman is a founding partner of Student Achievement Partners, a nonprofit that assembles
educators and researchers to design actions based on evidence to improve student outcomes.
A Rhodes Scholar and a Yale University graduate, After McGraw-Hill, Coleman co-founded Student
Coleman founded Branch – an innovative Achievement Partners, where he had a key role in the
community service program that worked with development of the Common Core State Standards
inner city students – while attending Yale. He in math and literacy. Coleman now helps lead their
david coleman is also a co-founder of The Grow Network, an work with teachers and policymakers to achieve the
Student Achievement Partners Inc. education technology company that helps state promise of the State Standards.
1 Union Square South, 22E and district school systems use assessment to inform
instruction. McGraw-Hill acquired the organization
New York, NY 10003
in 2005.
dcoleman@studentsachieve.net
Robert L. Corcoran
Vice President, Corporate Citizenship, General Electric Company
President and Chairman, GE Foundation
Bob L. Corcoran is vice president of Corporate Citizenship, and president & chairman of the
GE Foundation where he is responsible for GE’s global citizenship and philanthropic activities,
including health, public education, community building, disaster relief, and volunteerism
initiatives throughout the company.
robert l. corcoran As CEO, Prior to his current position, Bob was chief human resources leadership roles in GE’s healthcare,
GE Foundation learning officer responsible for GE’s Management aviation, lighting and aerospace businesses. He was
Development Institute in Croton Ville, NY, and elected a corporate officer by the GE Board of
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served as vice president of human resources for GE Directors in 2000.
Fairfield, CT 06828 Healthcare. His 33-year career at GE included key
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RESOURCE EXPERTS 9
The Honorable Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan was nominated to be U.S. Secretary of Education by President Barack Obama and
was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2009. Prior to his appointment
as Secretary, Duncan served as the chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS),
a position to which he was appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley, from June 2001 through
December 2008, becoming the longest-serving big-city education superintendent in the country.
arne duncan As CEO, Duncan’s mandate was to raise education schools, CPS students posted gains on the ACT at
U.S. Department of Education standards and performance, improve teacher and three times the rate of national gains and nearly
400 Maryland Avenue, SW principal quality, and increase learning options. In twice that of the state’s. Also, the number of CPS high
seven and a half years, he united education reformers, school students taking Advanced Placement courses
Washington, DC 20202
teachers, principals, and business stakeholders behind tripled and the number of students passing AP classes
202.401.3000 an aggressive education reform agenda that included more than doubled. Duncan has increased graduation
opening more than 100 new schools, expanding rates and boosted the total number of college
after-school and summer learning programs, closing scholarships secured by CPS students to $157 million.
down underperforming schools, increasing early Prior to joining the CPS, Duncan ran the nonprofit
childhood and college access, dramatically boosting education foundation Ariel Education Initiative
the caliber of teachers, and building public-private (1992-1998), which helped fund a college education
partnerships around a variety of education initiatives. for a class of inner-city children under the I Have
Among his most significant accomplishments during A Dream program. He was part of a team that later
his tenure as CEO, an all-time high of 66.7 percent of started a new public elementary school built around
the district’s elementary school students met or a financial literacy curriculum, the Ariel Community
exceeded state reading standards, and their math Academy, which today ranks among the top
scores also reached a record high, with 70.6 percent elementary schools in Chicago.
meeting or exceeding the state’s standards. At high
Eric D. Fingerhut
Vice President, Education and STEM Learning, Battelle Memorial Institute
Eric D. Fingerhut, a nationally recognized leader in education and economic development policy,
is the vice president for education and STEM learning at the Battelle Memorial Institute, the
largest non-profit research and development organization in the world. Fingerhut previously
served as the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, as an Ohio State Senator and as a member
of the U.S. House of Representatives.
eric d. fingerhut Under Fingerhut’s leadership, Battelle is helping Strategic Plan for Higher Education to make higher
Battelle Memorial Institute lead the campaign for globally competitive science education more efficient while expanding educational
505 King Avenue, 11-8-009 standards for primary and secondary schools to opportunities to students, and reframing the
increase the number of college students earning relationship between business and higher education
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STEM degrees, and to support and connect schools to create new jobs and a highly skilled, globally
614.424.5482 and educators who are demonstrating excellence in competitive workforce. Fingerhut’s career in elected
fingerhute@battelle.org STEM education. office includes 10 years in the Ohio Senate and two
As chancellor, Fingerhut led the University System years in the U.S. House of Representatives.
of Ohio and provided the state a measurable 10-yearRESOURCE EXPERTS
Benjamin C. Freakley
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Accessions Command, Ret.
Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley, who recently retired after more than 36 years of active
military service, was the commanding general, U.S. Army Accessions Command.
As an infantry officer, Freakley commanded at all In addition to his service with Combined Joint Task
levels through division and combined joint task force. Force-76, Freakley’s joint assignments included
His operations assignments began with 24th Infantry deputy director for operations, National Military
Division in Fort Stewart, GA and Operations Desert Command Center, J-3, The Joint Staff, Washington,
benjamin c. freakley Shield and Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia, first as S-3, DC; deputy director for Joint Warfighting Capability
544 Jess Sine Road then as executive officer, 1st Brigade, and later as Assessment, J-8, The Joint Staff; and commanding
Woodstock, VA 22664 assistant G-3 from October 1990 to February 1992. general, United States Army Infantry Center/
From March 2003 to June 2003, he served as assistant commandant, United States Army Infantry School,
540.233.2758
division commander, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Benning, GA.
benfreakley@gmail.com Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq. In January 2006, he Among his other assignments, Freakley commanded
took command of 10th Mountain Division and Fort 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Drum/commanding general, Combined Joint Task Division, Fort Hood, TX, from February 1992 to July
Force-76, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, 1994, served as G-3 from June 1995 to August 1996,
where he served until February 2007. and then served briefly as deputy chief of staff,
III Corps, at Fort Hood before taking command of
3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division in February 1997.
Kati Haycock
President, The Education Trust
Kati Haycock is one of the nation’s leading advocates in the field of education. She currently
serves as president of The Education Trust, which works for the high academic achievement of all
students at all levels. The organization’s goal is to close the gaps in opportunity and achievement
that consign too many low-income students and students of color to lives on the margins of the
American mainstream.
kati haycock Known for years as a powerful force on education Before coming to The Education Trust, Haycock
The Education Trust policy, The Trust is often described as “the most served as executive vice president of the Children’s
1250 H Street, NW Suite 700 important truth teller” in American public education. Defense Fund, and founded and served as president of
But the organization also works hand in hand with The Achievement Council – a statewide organization
Washington, DC 20005
educators and civic leaders in their efforts to that provided assistance to teachers and principals in
202.293.1217 transform schools and colleges into institutions that predominantly minority schools in improving student
khaycock@edtrust.rog serve all students well. achievement. Haycock also served as director of out-
www.edtrust.org reach and student affirmative action programs for the
University of California system.
Andrés Henríquez
Program Officer, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Andrés Henríquez is a program officer in the National Program of Carnegie Corporation of
New York, where he leads the Corporation’s work on standards and assessments as well as the
work in adolescent literacy.
Prior to joining the Corporation, Henríquez served MTV Networks, a researcher at Sesame Workshop
as the assistant director at the Center for Children and and taught for five years at a public elementary school
Technology at the New York offices of the Education in East Harlem, NY. He received his undergraduate
andrés henríquez Development Center, Inc. He has also worked as a degree in psychology from Hamilton College and a
Carnegie Corporation of New York program officer at the National Science Foundation M.Ed. from Teachers College, Columbia University.
437 Madison Avenue in Washington, DC, as a senior research analyst at
New York, NY 10022
212.207.6250
AH@carnegie.orgRESOURCE EXPERTS 11
Kevin S. Huffman
Tennessee State Commissioner of Education
Kevin Huffman became Tennessee’s Commissioner of Education in April 2011. Prior to his
appointment, Huffman spent nearly two decades working with public education systems as a
teacher, lawyer, a nonprofit executive and nonprofit board member.
Huffman began his education career as a first systems, desegregation litigation and special
and second grade bilingual teacher in the Houston education hearings and trials.
Independent School District, teaching students Huffman joined the senior management of Teach
kevin s. huffman in English and Spanish. He was a member of his For America in 2000, serving as the general counsel,
Tennessee Department of Education school’s elected shared decision making committee, the senior vice president of growth strategy and
6th floor, Andrew Johnson Tower and trained new teachers as a faculty advisor and development, and the executive vice president
710 James Robertson Parkway school director at Teach For America’s summer of public affairs during more than a decade with
Nashville, TN 37243 training institutes. the organization.
615.741.5158 As a lawyer at the Washington, DC law firm of Huffman won the Washington Post’s America’s Next
Kevin.S.Huffman@tn.gov Hogan & Hartson, Huffman represented school Great Pundit writing competition in 2009. He has
districts, state departments of education and written columns, articles and blogs for multiple
universities, working on policy and litigation publications, including the Post’s editorial page.
matters including challenges to state finance
Dan Katzir
Senior Advisor, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
Dan Katzir worked with Eli Broad to develop the vision for The Broad Foundation’s
education work and has been a part of the foundation since the education division formally
launched in 1999.
Early in his career, Katzir worked as a consultant to School Management Program and the Los Angeles
the international management consulting firm Bain & regional director of Sylvan Learning Systems. Katzir
Company. He later became chief operating officer for has a bachelor’s degree in history from Dartmouth
dan katzir Teach For America, executive director of the UCLA College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
8128 Tianna Road
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Dankatzir1@gmail.com
John B. King, Jr., Ed.D.
New York Commissioner of Education
President of the University of the State of New York
As New York State Education Commissioner, John B. King, Jr. oversees more than 7,000 public
and independent elementary and secondary schools, serving 3.1 million students, and hundreds
of other educational institutions across New York State – including higher education, libraries,
and museums.
john b. king, jr. King is a strong voice for education reform and was a He earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University,
University of the State of New York driving force in New York’s successful Race to the Top a master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia
application. A former high school teacher and middle University, a law degree from Yale Law School, and a
New York State Education Department
school principal, King has earned a national reputation doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University.
89 Washington Avenue for his vision and commitment to education reform.
Albany, NY 12234RESOURCE EXPERTS
Vicki Phillips, Ed.D.
Director of Education and College Ready, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Vicki Phillips serves as director of education and college ready for the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation. She oversees the work to ensure U.S. high school students graduate ready to succeed;
and to improve access to college.
Phillips has built a strong education reform record Ed Rendell’s appointed secretary of education and
throughout her career, at all levels – from the state’s chief state school officer. At the state level,
neighborhood schools to the federal government. she served her home state of Kentucky by helping to
vicki phillips For nearly three decades, she has endeavored to implement the sweeping changes demanded by the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation improve education – as a teacher, state-level Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990. Phillips
1432 Elliott Ave West policymaker, leader of a nonprofit education also worked with the U.S. Office of Education in
Seattle, WA 98119 foundation, superintendent of a large urban school Washington, DC, and was a middle and high school
206.709.3674 district, and now as the director of education for the teacher. She holds a doctorate from the University of
info@gatesfoundation.org Gates Foundation. Lincoln in England, and served as a founding member
Prior to joining the Foundation, she was of the governing council for England’s National
superintendent of Portland Public Schools in College for School Leadership.
Oregon, and served as Pennsylvania Governor
William H. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Study of Curriculum and co-Director of the Education Policy Center,
Michigan State University
William H. Schmidt received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Concordia College
in River Forrest, IL and his doctorate from the University of Chicago in psychometrics and applied
statistics. He carries the title of University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University,
and is currently the director of the Center for Study of Curriculum and co-director of the Education
Policy Center at Michigan State University.
william h. schmidt
Previously, Schmidt served as national research Measurement. He has co-authored seven books
Michigan State University
coordinator and executive director of the U.S. including, Why Schools Matter. Schmidt’s current
620 Farm Lane National Center, which oversaw participation of writing and research concern issues of academic
238 Erickson Hall the United States in the IEA sponsored Third content in K-12, assessment theory, the effects of
East Lansing, MI 48824 International Mathematics and Science Study. His work curriculum on academic achievement, and educational
517.353.0701 has been published in numerous journals including, policy related to mathematics, science, and testing in
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President, Alliance for Excellent Education
Former Governor, West Virginia | 2001-2005
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