2007 Events

Magnet School and Public School Choice Research Conference. This research symposium brings together experts from around the country to address the goals of school choice programs in light of recent changes in constitutional law along with presentations of the best and most rigorous research on the impacts of public school choice programs. The symposium will be held at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.  The event is co-sponsored by the Magnet Schools of America. (November 28-29, 2007).
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2005 Events

Dodd Center Lecture Series. Robert Peterson, co-editor of Rethinking Schools and co-author of Rethinking Globalization will speak on the influence of globalization on education. Friday, October 21, 2005. Time & Place TBA.

Who Chooses Schools and Why? A conference held on October 11, 2005 to bring together parents, practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to share what we know -- and still need to learn -- about parental participation and student outcomes regarding public and private school choice in Greater Hartford. Co-sponsored by the University of Connecticut Center for Education Policy Analysis and the Cities, Suburbs, and Schools Research Project of Trinity College. Conference materials available at http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/educ/css/ .

Technology Policy Summit for School Superintendents and Policy Makers. Co-sponsored by the Technology for Leadership and Learning in Connecticut and the Neag School of Education. Wednesday, September 21, 2005, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Neag School of Education.

 

2004 Events

Betty Sternberg, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Education, "Closing the Achievement Gap." Department of Public Policy/Urban and Community Studies Spring Speaker Series, Co-Sponsored by the Center for Education Policy Analysis. Tuesday, April 19, 2005, 12:15 - 1:30 pm, School of Social Work, ZACHS Community Room University of Connecticut, Greater Hartford Campus.