Will Standards-Based Reform in Education Help Close the Poverty Gap?
February 23-24, 2006, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This invitation-only, working conference will culminate in an edited book
on the topic, timed to inform policy debates about the reauthorization of the
No Child Left Behind Act scheduled for 2007. The conference is being organized
by Adam Gamoran,
and co-sponsored by the Institute for Research on Poverty, the Wisconsin
Center for Education Research, and the School
of Education.
AGENDA
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street
February 23-24, 2006
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Setting Targets: Will No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Policies for
Assessing School Quality Help Children in Poverty? |
| |
Tom Loveless, Brookings Institution, “The Peculiar
Politics of No Child Left Behind” |
| |
Robert Meyer, University of Wisconsin–Madison, “Absolute
Targets Versus Value-Added Indicators of School Quality: Implications for
Children in Poverty” |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Equal Opportunity: Will NCLB
Strategies Improve Learning Opportunities for Disadvantaged Children? |
|
| |
Meredith Phillips and Jennifer Flashman, UCLA, “How Did Changes
in State Accountability Systems during the 1990s Influence Teacher and
Instructional Quality in Poor Schools?” |
| |
Laura M. Desimone, Thomas M. Smith, and David Frisvold, Vanderbilt University, “Teacher
Quality, Evidence-Based Practice, and Students in Poverty” |
| 2:00-3:30 |
Incentives for Students: Does Holding Students Accountable Improve
the Prospects of the Poor? |
| |
Robert M. Hauser, Carl B. Frederick, and Megan Andrew, University of
Wisconsin–Madison, “Grade Retention in the Age of NCLB” |
| |
Thomas S. Dee, Swarthmore College, and Brian A. Jacob, Harvard University, “The
Impact of High School Exit Exams on Educational Attainment and Labor Market
Outcomes” |
| 4:00-5:30 |
Public Forum: Can We Narrow the Gap? |
| |
Barbara Foorman, University of Texas-Houston: “Standards-Based
Educational Reform Is One Important Step toward Reducing the Achievement
Gap”
|
Friday, February 24, 2006 |
|
| 9:00-10:30 |
Market-Based Strategies: Will
NCLB Strategies for Supplementary Services Help the Poor Catch
Up? |
|
| |
George Farkas and Rachel Durham, Pennsylvania State University, “The
Role of Tutoring in Standards-Based Reform” |
| |
Paul Hill, University of Washington, “School Choice and Children
in Poverty” |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Advice for the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind |
| |
Moderator: Adam Gamoran, University
of Wisconsin–Madison
Rapporteur: Andrew C. Porter, Vanderbilt University |
|
|
