James Applegate
Date: 10/05/2007
James Applegate, Vice President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, asks a question during the media plenary
Robert Balfanz
Date: 10/04/2007
Johns Hopkins University researcher Robert Balfanz, receiving the “Every Child a Graduate Award” from the Alliance for Excellent
Anthony Carnevale
Date: 10/04/2007
Georgetown University Research Professor Anthony Carnevale explaining “Why Grade 12 Is Not the Right End Point for Anyone”
Mike Easley
Date: 10/04/2007
North Carolina Governor Mike Easley discusses the Learn & Earn schools and other models and policies his state is using to increase student performance
Richard Kazis
Date: 10/04/2007
JFF Senior Vice President Richard Kazis introducing North Carolina Governor Mike Easley
Senator Ted Kennedy
Date: 10/04/2007
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) addressing a reception hosted by JFF and the Alliance for Education
Media Panel
Date: 10/05/2007
Double the Numbers Through the Media Lens: From left: JFF’s Joel Vargas (moderator), Andrew Rotherham (Education Sector), Daniel de Vise (Washington Post), Scott Jaschik (InsideHigherEd.com), and Richard Whitmire (USA Today and Education Writers Association)
Hilary Pennington
Date: 10/05/2007
Hilary Pennington, Director, Special Initiatives, at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, introducing the JFF video, Opportunity for a Lifetime (watch it at www.earlycolleges.org)
Vicki Phillips
Date: 10/05/2007
Vicki Phillips, Director of Education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Vicki Phillips & Hilary Pennington
Date: 10/05/2007
Vicki Phillips, Director of Education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with Hilary Pennington (seated), JFF co-founder and now Director of Special Initiatives for the foundation
Roy Romer
Date: 10/04/2007
Roy Romer, Former Governor of Colorado and Chairman of Strong American Schools, discussing how to push education to the forefront of 2008 political debates
Romer, Seltzer, & Carnevale
Date: 10/04/2007
Former Colorado Governor Roy Romer (left), JFF CEO Marlene Seltzer, and Georgetown University Professor Anthony Carnevale
Andreas Schleicher
Date: 10/04/2007
Andreas Schleicher, from the OECD, discussing worldwide immigration issues in education
Marlene Seltzer
Date: 10/04/2007
Marlene Seltzer, President & CEO of Jobs for the Future, welcomes all to DTN07
Selzer & Kennedy
Date: 10/04/2007
JFF president and CEO Marlene Seltzer welcomes Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) to a reception hosted by JFF and the Alliance for Excellent Education
Andrew Calkins
Date: 10/05/2007
Andrew Calkins, Executive Director, Mass Insight Education & Research Institute, discussing ways to improve graduation rates
Maggy Smith
Date: 10/04/2007
University for Texas-El Paso Vice Provost Maggy Smith discusses programs to propel college students through the pivotal first year
Deborah Bial
Date: 10/04/2007
POSSE Foundation President Deborah Bial discusses college access strategies
Geoff Hayward
Date: 10/04/2007
Geoff Hayward of Oxford University shares lessons from the UK on engaging students in career and technical education
Chrys Dougherty
Date: 10/04/2007
Chrys Dougherty, from the National Center for Educational Accountability, answering a question concerning equity and access in college prep curricula
Peter McWalters
Date: 10/04/2007
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Peter McWalters discussing the benefits of and challenges to mandating a universal college prep curriculum
Ruth Curran Neild
Date: 10/04/2007
Ruth Curran Neild of the Center for Social Organization of Schools, John Hopkins University, discussing early warning indicators
Joellen Lynch
Date: 10/04/2007
Joellen Lynch, CEO of Partnership Support Organization, sharing lessons and strategies in school development
Janice Davis & Donna Rodrigues
Date: 10/04/2007
Janice Davis of the N.C. New Schools Project (left) and JFF’s Donna Rodrigues discuss the development of new schools
Andres Henriquez
Date: 10/04/2007
Carnegie Corporation of New York title Andres Henriquez discusses ways to reduce the need for college remedial instruction
Jorge Ruiz-de-Velasco
Date: 10/04/2007
Jorge Ruiz-de-Velasco, Director of the Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice at Stanford University
Paula O’Sullivan
Date: 10/05/2007
Paula O’Sullivan of the Massachusetts Department of Education discusses graduation rates as part of school accountability
Michael Nakkula
Date: 10/05/2007
Michael Nakkula (left), Director of Project (IF), weighs the pros and cons of advancement placement and dual enrollment
Dawn Cooper
Date: 10/05/2007
Dawn Cooper, an early college director from Georgia, moderating a discussion on financial aid
Gordon & Johnson
Date: 10/05/2007
Robert Gordon, from the Center of American Progress, talking with Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol R. Johnson
Marcelo Suarez-Orozco
Date: 10/04/2007
NYU Professor Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, discussing immigration and education policies, in the United States and other countries
Joel Vargas
Date: 10/05/2007
JFF’s Joel Vargas moderates a plenary on how (and why) the media covers education issues
Arthur White
Date: 10/04/2007
JFF cofounder Arthur White at a joint JFF/Alliance for Education reception
Kennedy & Wise
Date: 10/04/2007
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise of the Alliance for Education at a reception hosted by JFF and the Alliance
