“No Time to Waste: Getting Serious about High School Transformation”
Printer-friendly versionRecent state and national data tell a compelling story. Student achievement in elementary and middle grades is improving, and gaps are closing. But the same is not true in our high schools. Gaps today are wider at that level than they were a decade ago. And our high school completion rates, once number one in the world, now rank 17th. In her opening address, Education Trust Director Kati Haycock will review the latest results at all levels of education and talk about what we can learn from the experiences of schools, districts, colleges, and states around the country. She’ll also share stories from successful high schools, and talk about findings from recent Education Trust studies of high-performing and “high-impact” high schools that serve concentrations of low-income students and students of color. Whether you are a K-12 educator, a college faculty member, administrator or a community leader, this session will give you ideas on the roles you can play in accelerating high school transformation in your own community.
Speaker:
Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust, Washington, DC
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