CBC EDUCATION
SUMMIT
110th Congress
Washington, DC
July 23, 2007
2:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2141 (1st Floor)
Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott and Rep. Danny K. Davis
Co-Chairs, CBC Education Task Force
Reps. Donald Payne, Sheila Jackson Lee, Diane Watson and Yvette Clarke
Members, CBC Education Task Force
Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Chairwoman, CBC
Panel 1: Now I Know My ABCs -- The Significance of a Strong Beginning
This panel will focus on the importance of early childhood education, early child development and the role of parents throughout a child’s educational career.
Dr. Carol Brunson Day
President
National Black Child Development Institute
1313 L Street, NW
Suite 110
Washington, DC 20005-4110
202-833-8222
cday@nbcdi.org
Moderator
Dr. Suzanne Randolph
Associate Professor
Department of Family Science
University of Maryland College Park
School of Public Health
1204 Marie Mount Hall
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-4012
suzanner@umd.edu
Topic: Early childhood development including the impact of early
education and parents on a child’s growth
Sarah Walzer
Executive Director
The Parent-Child Home Program
800 Port Washington Blvd.
Port Washington, NY 11050
516-883-7480
swalzer@parent-child.org
Topic: Home environment and the role of parents
Gayle Cunningham
Executive Director
Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity
Head Start-Early Head Start
300 Eighth Avenue West
Birmingham, AL 35204
205-327-7550
gcunningham@jcceo.org
Topic: From the practitioners’ point of view
Panel 2: Dr. Seuss to Dr. Einstein – From Kindergarten through High School Graduation
This panel will look at primary and secondary education with a focus on No Child Left Behind (NCLB), closing the achievement gap, improving graduation rates, dropout prevention and recovery, and increasing minority teachers and principals.
Dr. Michael Casserly
Executive Director
Council of the Great City Schools
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 702
Washington, DC 20004
202-393-2427
mcasserly@cgcs.org
Moderator
Dr. Boyce Williams
Vice President, Institutional Relations
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
202-466-7496
boyce@ncate.org
Topic: Teacher education and the need to produce quality teachers
Dr. Robert Balfanz
Research Scientist, Center for Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University
Co-Director of Talent Development Middle and High Schools
Center for Social Organization of Schools
Johns Hopkins University
3003 N. Charles Street
Suite 200
Baltimore MD 21218
410-516-4272
rbalfanz@csos.jhu.edu
Topic: The dropout crisis in America
Amy Wilkins
Vice President for Government Affairs and Communications
The Education Trust
1250 H Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
202-293-1217 x 312
awilkins@edtrust.org
Topic: Closing the achievement gap and competitiveness of minority
populations
Panel 3: Oh, the Places You’ll Go – The Importance of Higher Education
This panel will address how to increase college preparation, access and financial aid, the inherent discrimination in the use of standardized admissions tests, the under-representation of minorities in particular fields of study, and the roles of HBCUs and PBIs in our communities.
Dr. Lezli Baskerville
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
209 Third Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-552-3300
baskesq@aol.com
Moderator
Dr. Arnold Mitchem
President
Council for Opportunity in Education (COE)
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington D.C. 20005
202-347-7430
arnold.mitchem@coenet.us
Topic: Improving access to
college and the TRIO programs
Mr. Jay Rosner
Executive Director
The Princeton Review Foundation
1 Lower Alcatraz Place
Suite 5
Mill Valley, CA 94941
415-389-8117
JayR@review.com
Topic: Inherent discrimination in standardized tests
Dr. John Brooks Slaughter
President and Chief Executive Officer
The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
440 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 302
White Plains, NY 10601
914-539-4010
Topic: Attracting minorities to higher education, particularly STEM fields
Dr. Sandy Baum
Senior Policy Analyst
The College Board
1233 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-741-4728
Topic: Access to student aid and what can be done to improve it
Panel 4: The Road Less Traveled – The Need for Alternative Education Opportunities
This panel will examine the importance of alternative education opportunities such as GED and literacy education, prison education for both youth and adults, professional, technical and vocational education and apprenticeships, and job training opportunities.
Linda Harris
Director, Youth Policy
Center for Law and Social Policy
1015 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-906-8015
lharris@clasp.org
Moderator
Dr. Stephen Steurer
Executive Director
Correctional Education Association
8182 Lark Brown Road
Suite 202
Elkridge, MD 21075
800-783-1232 x 11
Topic: Quality education in youth and adult correctional facilities, Part I
Dr. Sandra Baxter
Director
The National Institute for Literacy
1775 I Street, NW
Suite 730
Washington, DC 20006
202-233-2025
Topic: How to improve literacy
Dr. Rachel Gragg
Federal Policy Director
The Workforce Alliance
1701 K Street, NW
Suite 750
Washington, DC 20006
202-223-8991 x 102
Topic: Job training opportunities
Mala Thakur
Executive Director
National Youth Employment Coalition
1836 Jefferson Place, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-659-1064
mt@nyec.org
Topic: Education and employment practices that work best for
reconnecting at-risk populations
