Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Harry Holzer
Harry Holzer, Georgetown University: Colleges need to be responsive to the needs of disadvantaged students, meaning they should provide more career counseling and a curriculum that would better prepare this population for the labor market.
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Beth Akers
Beth Akers: We need to accept that all students won’t be better off by going to college.
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Sandy Baum
Sandy Baum, George Washington University: We have to stop thinking that money is the answer. Merely giving students more money to pay for college won’t necessarily guarantee academic success or an uptick in graduation rates.
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Ron Haskins
Ron Haskins: Disadvantaged college students are often failed early in their academic careers. Our findings show that many K-12 school systems produce students who aren’t ready for college.
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Cecilia Rouse
Cecilia Rouse, Princeton University: One of the first things we need to do in order to help disadvantaged students succeed in college is to define what it means to be “college ready.”
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Is There a Better Way to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College?
Event | May 7, 2013
Andrea Venezia
Andrea Venezia, California State University: The effort to help disadvantaged college students is impaired because there is no consensus or methodically constructed programs addressing which students to serve, the strategy and the desired outcomes.
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Iran’s Nuclear Program: Is a Peaceful Solution Possible?
Event | February 19, 2013
Kenneth M. Pollack
Kenneth M. Pollack: The U.S. needs to tell the Iranians we are serious about a deal and we would lift the sanctions. The U.S. could even provide more meaningful benefits to the Iranians in return for their willingness to compromise on their nuclear program.
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Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for Africa in 2013
Event | January 9, 2013
Steve Radelet
Steve Radelet, Georgetown University: Bring China into the tent, Africa needs the investment. China should be treated as a partner and Africa and the West will surely benefit.
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Pathways to the Middle Class: Balancing Personal and Public Responsibilities
Event | September 20, 2012
Juan Williams
Juan Williams, Fox News: There’s a need for government intervention but there’s also a need for personal responsibility so that the disadvantaged are empowered to help themselves, that’s very important.
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23 school vouchers
Event | August 23, 2012
Nada O. Eissa
Nada O. Eissa, Associate Professor, Georgetown University: More attention needs to be given to the question of whether students enrolled in private schools for some time see a dip in performance once they return to public schools.
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Should the Disadvantaged be Spared from the Budget Axe? A Look at the President’s Budget Commission Findings and How They Could Impact the Poor
Event | December 16, 2010
Two panels of experts examined the recommendations of the President’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform from the perspective of the disadvantaged.
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Implementing Comparative Effectiveness Research: Priorities, Methods and Impact
Event | June 9, 2009
Peter Orszag
Peter Orszag, Director, OMB: Health care reform is complicated and should address two primary needs: to provide coverage for more people and to do so in a more efficient and cost effective manner.
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