October 23, 2001 – Harrisburg
Jonathan Jacobson
Director, Standard and Poor’s School Evaluation Services
Topic: S & P’s Pennsylvania School Districts Evaluation Report
Powerpoint Presentation by Jonathan Jacobson
September 25, 2001 – Harrisburg
Dr. Roy Truby
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB)
Topic: NAEP and National Education Accountability Issues
Remarks by Dr. Roy Truby
September 20, 2001 – Pittsburgh
Dr. Michael Usdan
Senior Fellow and Past President
Institute for Educational Leadership
Topic: Educational Leadership in the 21st Century
June 6, 2001 – Harrisburg
Dr. James McCormick
Chancellor, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Topic: Higher Education and Public Policy in Pennsylvania
May 1, 2001 – Harrisburg
Dr. Ted Hershberg
Director, Center for Greater Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Topic: Standards-Based Reforms and Accountability
April 4, 2001 – Harrisburg
Dr. Mari Pearlman
Vice-President , Educational Testing Service
Topic: The Use and Abuse of High Stakes State Assessments
Outline of Remarks by Dr. Mari Pearlman
March 14, 2001 – Harrisburg
Virginia Edwards
Publisher, Education Week
Topic: “Quality Counts” Report Card
February 13, 2001 – Harrisburg
Dr. Joanne Cashman
Director, Policymaker Partnership, National Association of State Directors of Special Education
Topic: How States Fund Special Education
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