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| Welcome: |
Benno C. Schmidt and John Chubb, Edison Schools
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Research
Panel 1: Resource Issues |
Moderator: |
Tom Loveless, Brown Center on Education Policy, The Brookings Institution
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Abstract of Paper:
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"Would Smaller Classes Help Close the Black-White Achievement Gap?"
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| Authors: |
Alan Krueger and Diane Whitmore, Princeton University |
Discussant:
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Jens Ludwig, Georgetown University
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| Abstract of Paper: |
"The Role of Federal Resources in Closing the Achievement Gaps of
Minority and Disadvantaged Students" |
Authors:
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David
Grissmer and Ann Flanagan, RAND |
Discussant:
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Tom Toch, Brown Center on Education Policy |
Discussion
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Research
Panel 2: Program Issues |
Moderator:
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John Chubb, Edison Schools |
Abstract of Paper:
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"Reducing the Gap: Success for All and the Achievement of African-American Students" |
Author:
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Robert Slavin, Johns Hopkins University |
Discussant:
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Julia Lara, Council of Chief State School Officers
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| Abstract of Paper: |
"Track Assignment and the Black-White Test Score Gap: Divergent Evidence from Analyses of 1980 and 1990 Sophomores" |
Author:
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Samuel Lucas, University of California, Berkeley |
Discussant:
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Dominic Brewer, RAND
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Discussion
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Research
Panel 3: Systemic Issues |
Moderator:
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Tom Loveless |
| Abstract of Paper: |
"Exploring Explanations for Ethnic Differences in Voucher Impacts on Student Test Scores" |
Authors:
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Paul Peterson, Harvard University, and William Howell, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Discussant:
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Dan Goldhaber, Urban Institute
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| Abstract of Paper: |
"Getting the Answers Right" |
Authors:
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Abigail
Thernstrom, Manhattan Institute, and Stephan Thernstrom, Harvard University |
Discussant:
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Ron Ferguson, Harvard University |
Discussion
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Practitioner
Panel |
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David Levin, Principal, The KIPP Academy, Bronx, NY |
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Vonnelle
Middleton, Principal, Edison-Friendship Public Charter School, Blow Pierce Campus, Washington, D.C. |
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John Pannell, Principal, Edison-Friendship Public Charter School, Chamberlain Campus, Washington, D.C. |
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Pamela Massey, Lead Teacher, Edison-Friendship Public Charter School, Chamberlain Campus, Washington, D.C. |
| Discussion |
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Closing:
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John
Chubb and Tom Loveless |