This panel discussed proposed federal policy reforms designed to: foster greater innovation and entrepreneurship in the provision of elementary and secondary education; stimulate and support community compacts that provide high school graduates with financial guarantees for higher education; and build a stronger platform for post-secondary student success, especially in the urban community colleges that serve much of the nation’s diverse future workforce. 

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Introduction
Hilary PenningtonHilary Pennington
Director of Special Initiatives, U.S. Program
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Presentation


Presentation
Alan BerubeAlan Berube 
Fellow and Research Director, Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings
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Panel Discussion
Ralph SmithRalph Smith (moderator)
Senior Vice President, The Annie E. Casey Foundation  


Richard Barth
CEO, KIPP Foundation


Tom McKeonTom McKeon
President and CEO, Tulsa Community College


Luis ProenzaLuis M. Proenza
President, University of Akron


Mary Jean RyanMary Jean Ryan
Chair, Washington State Board of Education