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Announcing New Papers Prepared for P-16 Committee
A series of ten papers and policy briefs prepared through a collaboration between the California Department of Education and the University of California organized by the UC Davis School of Education Center for Applied Policy in Education. Presented on April 18, 2008 at a UC Davis School of Education CAP-Ed Symposium.
P-16 Council Symposium Power Points Now Available
On April 18th, educators, researchers and policy makers met at the Mondavi Center to hear presentations and talk with the authors of the Connecting the Dots and Closing the Gap Paper Series. The powerpoint presentations are available here.
Powerpoints and presenters:
• Narrowing The Multiple Achievement Gaps in California: Ten Goals For the Long Haul – Tom Timar (for Norton Grubb)
Superintendent O'Connell's P-16 Council Met on Campus with UC Researchers
April 18, 2008 - Ten papers commissioned by the P-16 Council were presented by their authors at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts in an open forum discussing their research findings, recommendations and next steps. The day-long agenda included break out sessions with authors as well.
Authors' powerpoint presentations are available here. To view the papers click here.
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Partnership with University of California highlighted in Superintendent O'Connell's State of Education Plan
In his report,Closing The Achievement Gap,based on the work of the P-16 Council, Jack O'Connell proposes an unprecedented partnership with University of California.
CAP-Ed's Director, Tom Timar, comments on O'Connell's January 22, 2008 speech in the press:
Fresno Bee: Calif. school superintendent targets racial achievement gap
Symposium on the School Inspectorate--Could it Work in California?
On Tuesday, December 11, 2007, CAP-Ed hosted a symposium for invited guests to learn more about school evaluation and inspection models as pioneered in the United Kingdom and some parts of the United States. The day's agenda was a full one, with presentations from a distinguished group of educational leaders and consultants.