PAST EVENTS
October 27, 2009,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
Reuters/Crack Palinggi - Indonesian students sit in their makeshift classroom at a school yard after an earthquake destroyed their classroom in Padang.
In contexts of crisis and emergency, resuming education delivery is increasingly regarded as a vital part of the humanitarian response and plays an important role in protecting citizens while laying a sustainable foundation for recovery, peace, and development. The Center for Universal Education convened a consultative workshop on October 27 with the Inter-Agency Network on Education in Emergencies (INEE) focused on the development of the INEE Guidance Notes on Teaching and Learning in Emergencies, Chronic Crises, and Early Recovery.
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September 16, 2009,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
On September 16, the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings hosted an event to discuss Crossing the Finish Line (Princeton University Press, October 2009), which examines degree attainment at America's public universities. President Obama has committed the nation to the goal of producing the world's highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.
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September 02, 2009,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
Reuters/Lee Celano
On Wednesday, September 2, Brookings expert Russ Whitehurst, who directs the Brown Center for Education at Brookings, and Fred Barbash, senior editor of Politico, took questions on American education policy.
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July 21, 2009,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
Reuters/Oleg Popov
Education, especially for girls and women, is one of the most highly leveraged investments that a developing country can make in its future. This spring, President Barack Obama appointed Melanne Verveer to serve as the first ever ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues. The Center for Universal Education hosted a conversation with Ambassador Verveer on the importance of girls’ and women’s education in the developing world.
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June 23, 2009,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
Reuters/Eric Thayer
On June 23, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings hosted an event that examines a new report by McKinsey Global Institute on changing employment and income that informs the debate on what has driven the dispersion in incomes across industries and occupations.
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June 19, 2009,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
In a roundtable discussion on education reform, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard outlined the similarities between the reform agendas in the United States and Australia. Highlighting a commitment to transparency and a promise to create a high-quality national curriculum, Minister Gillard notes that Australia would keep pace with its Asia-Pacific neighbors and create a plan to increase secondary school graduation rates.
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May 26, 2009,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
President Obama has committed to the goal of having the world's highest rate of college graduates by 2020. The funding and delivery of student financial aid will be critical to reaching that goal. To that end, the president has announced plans for an overhaul of the federal college loan system. The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings hosted an event to explore ways of improving the effectiveness of student financial aid.
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May 14, 2009,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
Reuters/Lee Celano
On May 14, The Future of Children, a joint project between Princeton University and the Brookings Institution, will release a policy brief discussing the steps high schools should take to help low-income students prepare for postsecondary education. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), the former superintendent of the Denver schools, will deliver the keynote address.
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May 11, 2009,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
Reuters/Jeff Haynes
The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings hosted Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for a conversation on the billions of dollars of economic stimulus aid being delivered to states and school districts under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Secretary Duncan discussed how the stimulus funds can advance the president’s goals for education reform.
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May 07, 2009,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
Reuters/Tim Gaynor
On May 7, the Metropolitan Policy Program hosted a discussion on a new report by University of Wisconsin Assistant Professor Sara Goldrick-Rab on the need to transform America's community colleges to equip them for the 21st century. Visit the event page to download slides from the event presentation and for links to the report and policy brief.
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