The Summit for American Prosperity, June 11-12, 2008
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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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Hilary Pennington
Director of Special Initiatives, U.S. Program
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Presentation
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Alan Berube
Fellow and Research Director, Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings
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Ralph Smith (moderator)
Senior Vice President, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Richard Barth
CEO, KIPP Foundation
Tom McKeon
President and CEO, Tulsa Community College
Luis M. Proenza
President, University of Akron
Mary Jean Ryan
Chair, Washington State Board of Education