Leaders & Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Public Postsecondary Education
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As states deal with deteriorating budgets, American employers increasingly struggle to find the talent they need to grow our economy. While college tuition continues to skyrocket, students, employers, and policymakers alike have begun to question how efficiently and effectively our institutions of higher education are utilizing the precious resources made available to them.
The Institute for a Competitive Workforce will release the third edition of its Leaders & Laggards series, A State-by-State Report Card on Public Postsecondary Education. This report analyzes how state public higher education systems are performing in areas such as return on investment and transparency, as well as whether states have policies and incentives in place to promote reform and innovation. Additionally, the report will include recommendations for what states can do to improve in these areas.
Speakers include:
- Rick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
- Andrew Kelly, Research Fellow, Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
- Margaret Spellings, President, Institute for a Competitive Workforce; former U.S. Secretary of Education
- Russ Whitehurst, Director, Brown Center on Education Policy, The Brookings Institution
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11:30 a.m. |
Registration and Lunch |
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12:05 p.m. |
Welcome Remarks
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12:25 p.m.-1:30 p.m. |
Leaders & Laggards Report A look at the report through the eyes of the lead researcher and a discussion of the report's findings with the research team.
Moderator: Domenic Giandomenico, Director of Education and Workforce Programs, Institute for a Competitive Workforce |
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1:35 - |
The Critical Role of Higher Education, Report Overview This panel will discuss the potential impact of the report from the business community's perspective, how the business community could engage in higher education, and why their involvement is so important.
Moderator: Scott Jaschik, Editor and Co-Founder, Inside Higher-Ed |
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2:15 p.m. |
Closing Remarks and Introduction of Web Tool
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2:30 p.m. |
Close
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Location
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
June 19
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Related:
View the State-by-State Report Cards on K-12 education. [3]
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