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Title Presenter Date Video Powerpoint
Why do We Think We can Close Achievement Gaps? Edmund Gordon June 2006 video
Welcoming Statement Ronald Ferguson June 2006 video
Welcoming Statement Charles Ogletree June 2006 video
Opening Statements Kathleen McCartney June 2006 video
Testing for Racial Differences in the Mental Ability of Young Children Roland Fryer June 2006 video
Black Americans Reduce the IQ Gap: Evidence from Standardization Samples William Dickens June 2006 video powerpoint
Huge Progress Stalled: Racial Gaps at 12th Grade are Smaller than in the 1970s, but Remain Large Ronald Ferguson June 2006 video powerpoint
Education, Equality, and National Citizenship Goodwin Liu June 2006 video powerpoint
High Flying Schools, Student Disadvantage and NCLB Doug Harris June 2006 video powerpoint
An Empirical Analysis of ‘Acting White’ Roland Fryer June 2006 video
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Home Intellectual Lifestyles Ronald Ferguson June 2006 video powerpoint
Achievement-Related Parenting Across Different Immigrant Groups Vivian Louie June 2006 video
MOVING STORIES: Educational Pathways of Immigrant Youth Carola Suarez-Orozco June 2006 video
Racial and SES Differences in School Behavior, Engagement and Time on Homework Ronald Ferguson June 2006 video powerpoint
What Should We Be Trying To Achieve? Glenn Loury June 2006 video
Foundations for Success Jason Snipes June 2006 video powerpoint
Teacher Quality Matters! Tom Kane June 2006 video
Teacher Recruitment, Retention and Assignment Brian Jacob June 2006 video
Class-to-Class Instructional Quality Differences and How They Matter Ronald Ferguson June 2006 video powerpoint
The Critical Importance of Staying On Track: Findings from CCSR and MDRC Studies Janet Quint June 2006 video powerpoint
Key Impediments to College Access and Success for Low-Income and Minority Students Bridget Terry-Long June 2006 video powerpoint
The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8 (in North Carolina) Charles Clotfelter June 2006 video powerpoint
Test Score Gaps Roland Fryer June 2006 video
Understanding Trends in Racial/Ethnic Achievement Gaps During The First Years of School Richard Murnane June 2006 video
School Quality and the Black-White Achievement Gap Steven Rivkin June 2006 video
Oppositional Cultures among White Students: The Quest for Popularity and Normative Hegemony in America Michael Bishop June 2006 video powerpoint
Intergenerational Predictors of the Black-White Achievement Gap in Adolescence Jelani Mandara June 2006 video powerpoint
The broader racial context and achievement John Diamond June 2006 video
Talking About Race in Education Mica Pollock June 2006 video
Five Critical Challenges of High School Reform Janet Quint June 2006 video
Examining the Effectiveness of Scaling Up First Things First Ed Deci June 2006 video
Closing the Achievement Gap: What Works in Secondary Schools Robert Balfantz June 2006 video
What Works in What Context and How? Charles Payne June 2006 video
Interventions for Families Rick Weissbourd June 2006 video
Complementary Learning and Out-of-School Time: Promise, Problem and Challenges Heather Weiss June 2006 video
Welcoming Statements Kathleen McCartney June 2007 video
Last Year’s Conference and How We’re Building On What We Learned Ronald Ferguson June 2007 video powerpoint
Race, Politics and Sex: Understanding the Attitudes and Behaviors of African American Youth Cathy Cohen June 2007 video powerpoint
How Racial Stereotypes Color Self-Perceptions of Ability and Why it Matters. Joshua Aronson June 2007 video powerpoint
Fitting in matters: markers of in-group belonging and academic outcomes academic outcomes Daphna Oyserman June 2007 video powerpoint
Hip-Hop and self-esteem Ronald Ferguson June 2007 video powerpoint
Messages in the Music: How Rap Lyrics both Encourage and Discourage School Engagement. Travis L. Gosa June 2007 video
How English teachers lead students to code-switch linguistically. Rebecca Wheeler June 2007 video powerpoint
How enriched images of possible selves enhance school engagement: evidence from an experiment Daphna Oyserman June 2007 video powerpoint
Helping High School Dropouts Make Sense of their Lives and Transition into Productive Adulthood. Robert Clark June 2007 video
Framing: Structures and Identity Ronald Ferguson June 2007 video
Accountability and School Improvement Richard Elmore June 2007 video powerpoint
High Poverty Schools and the Distribution of Teachers and Principals Helen Ladd June 2007 video powerpoint
Teacher Assignment in Low-income Schools Susan Moore Johnson June 2007 video powerpoint
Teacher Policy and the Achievement Gap Thomas Kane June 2007 video powerpoint
Institutional and Everyday forms of Discrimination and Achievement Outcomes Amanda Lewis June 2007 video powerpoint
School Structures, Expectations, and Peer Dynamics in a Multiracial High School John Diamond June 2007 video powerpoint
The Multiple Dimensions of Boundaries in U.S. Schools: Observations from the Northeast & South Prudence Carter June 2007 video powerpoint
How do we get get educators to consider and engage in the topic of race and opportunity? Mica Pollock June 2007 video
How Instruction and Peer Culture Affect Student Engagement in Several Domains: Evidence from the Tripod Project Ron Ferguson June 2007 video powerpoint
Potholes on the road to college Managing college application among CPS students Melissa Roderick June 2007 video powerpoint
The Black-White Test Score Differential Kevin Lang June 2007 video powerpoint
Workforce Development Policies’ Effects on Children and Adolescents in Poverty Hirokazu Yoshikawa June 2007 video powerpoint
Preschool Parent-Child Language Functions and Early School Literacy Dodie Norton June 2007 video powerpoint
Aligning resources to enable families to accomplish the tasks that support children in learning in school William Beardslee June 2007 video powerpoint
Parent Processes that Support School Readiness Susan Landry June 2007 video powerpoint
Conceptualizing Whole-District Strategic Reform Ellen Foley June 2008 video powerpoint
TechBoston Academy High School Mary Skipper June 2008 video powerpoint
Murphy Elementary School Mary Russo June 2008 video
Wrap Up: What is the State of the Field? James Connell June 2008 video powerpoint
Wrap Up: What is the State of the Field? Janet Quint June 2008 video
Wrap Up: What is the State of the Field? Richard Murnane June 2008 video
Wrap Up: What is the State of the Field? Jason Snipes June 2008 video
Conceptualizing Whole-District Strategic Reform Nelson Gonzalez, June Rimmer June 2008 video powerpoint
Setting District-Level Conditions for Successful Turnarounds Andrew Calkins June 2008 video powerpoint
Using Data to Change District Culture Elizabeth City June 2008 video powerpoint
Setting District-Level Conditions for Successful Turnarounds LeAnn Buntrock June 2008 video powerpoint
Discussion: Raising Achievement and Narrowing Gaps in Montgomery County, MD Mica Pollock, John Diamond June 2008 video
Discussion: Setting District-Level Conditions for Successful Turnarounds Tony Wagner, James Connell June 2008 video
Current Efforts in Suburban School Districts: Lexington, MA Paul Ash, Vito LaMura, Steven Flynn June 2008 video powerpoint
Conference Opening Ronald Ferguson June 2008 video
Conceptualizing Whole-District Strategic Reform Stacey Childress June 2008 video powerpoint
Discussion: Current Efforts in Suburban School Districts Stacey Childress, Yvonne Allen June 2008 video
Discussion: Raising Achievement and Narrowing Gaps in Richmond, VA Robert Peterkin, Seth Reynolds June 2008 video
Closing Remarks Ronald Ferguson June 2008 video
Discussion: Using Data to Change District Culture Duncan Chapin, Thomas Payzant June 2008 video
Discussion: Conceptualizing Whole-District Strategic Reform Thomas Payzant, Jason Snipes, Katherine Boles June 2008 video
Current Efforts in Suburban School Districts: Brookline, MA William Lupini, Jennifer Fischer-Mueller, David Summergrad June 2008 video powerpoint
Raising Achievement and Narrowing Gaps in Richmond, VA Deborah Jewell-Sherman, Victoria Oakly, Yvonne Brandon, Michael Kight June 2008 video powerpoint
Raising Achievement and Narrowing Gaps in Montgomery County, MD Frieda Lacey, Jamie Virga, Carole Working, Heath Morrison, Adrian Talley June 2008 video powerpoint
Does Parenting Contribute to Achievement Gaps? Ronald Ferguson, Jelani Mandara, Richard Murnane November 2006 video
Educational Pathways of Immigrant Youth Carola Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, Vivian Shuh Ming Louie October 2006 video
Acting White: Realities, Myths & Challenges Ronald Ferguson, Roland Fryer March 2006 video
What Happens When Courts Make Funding Plentiful for Poor School Districts? New Jersey’s Abbott Districts Gordon MacInnes, Fred Carrigg March 2006 video
Why High School Graduates Become College Dropouts Melissa Roderick April 2006 video
Closing the Nation's Racial Achievement Gaps I Prudence Carter, Ronald Ferguson, Mica Pollock May 2005 video
Closing the Nation's Racial Achievement Gaps II Christopher Avery, Bridget Terry Long, Vivian Shuh Ming Louie May 2005 video
Closing the Nation's Racial Achievement Gaps III Roland Fryer, David Grissmer, Kathleen McCartney May 2005 video
Influencing Ways that Parents Raise Children Paul Tough March 2007 video
Military Models for Adolescent Education Hugh Price April 2007 video
Code-Switching: Teaching Standard English in African American Classrooms Rebecca Wheeler, Rachel Swords, Catherine Snow November 2007 video
We Won. Now What? Law and Politics in the Aftermath of School Finance Reform Litigation Michael Rebell November 2008 video
Longer Days in Better Schools: The Expanded Learning Model Christopher Gabrieli, Robin Harris, Carol Johnson, Jeffrey Riley December 2008 video
A Conversation with Accenture CEO Bill Green: Business Roles in Preparing a Future Workforce Bill Green, Robert Schwartz April 2009 video
Generating Workforce Opportunity: How YEAR UP Enriches Businesses and Youth Casey Recupero, Mary Finlay, Robert Schwartz April 2009 video
Building Capacity to Serve English Language Learners in U.S. Schools Jana Echevarria, Nonie K. Lesaux, Donna Dooley, Paul Reville April 2009 video
Yes We Can! A Panel on Closing the Achievement Gaps Jane Waldfogel, Richard Nisbett, Ron Ferguson March 2009 video
Strengthening Civic Constituencies for Excellence and Equity in Schooling Outcomes Wendy D. Puriefoy February 2007 video
Longer Days in Better Schools: The Expanded Learning Model Christopher Gabrieli, Robin Harris, Carol Johnson, Jeffrey Riley December 2008 video
Beyond the Bubble: Helping ALL Students to Excel Richard Elmore, Tom Hehir, Michelle Burgos, Yvonne Allen April 2008 video
Race, Identity & Achievement: What Role for Elites?” Ronald Ferguson, Cedric Jones, Joshua Garriga March 2008 video
Hip Hop Music and School Success Steve Perry, J-Live February 2008 video
Welcome from AGI Co-Chair Ron Ferguson and Conference Co-Chair Stacey Childress June 2009 video
Seven Strategic Propositions from the June 2008 AGI Conference Ronald Ferguson June 2009 video powerpoint
Why Improving High School Instruction is so Difficult Jon Saphier June 2009 video powerpoint
Problems in High Schools that Attempt to Improve Karin Chenoweth June 2009 video powerpoint
Profiles of Progress and Performance at the Conference?s Featured High Schools Ronald Ferguson June 2009 video powerpoint
Discussion and Q&A June 2009 video
Project Based Learning: Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School, Cincinnati, OH Anthony Smith June 2009 video powerpoint
Project Based Learning: Naperville Central and North High Schools, Naperville, IL Jodi Wirt and Nina Menis June 2009 video powerpoint
Project Based Learning: Manor New Technology High School, Manor, TX Steve Zipkes June 2009 video powerpoint
Discussion and Q&A June 2009 video
High Poverty and Vocational Schools: Brockton High School, Brockton, MA Maria Lefort June 2009 video powerpoint
High Poverty and Vocational Schools: Worcester Technical High School, Worcester, MA Sheila Harrity June 2009 video powerpoint
High Poverty and Vocational Schools: Brighton High School, Boston, MA Joyce Campbell June 2009 video powerpoint
Discussion and Q&A June 2009 video
English Language Arts: Randolph High School, Randolph, MA Bill Conard June 2009 video powerpoint
English Language Arts: Amherst Regional High School, Amherst, MA Kristen Iverson June 2009 video powerpoint
English Language Arts: Boston Latin Academy, Boston, MA Lydia Francis-Joyner and Miranda Lutyens June 2009 video powerpoint
Discussion and Q&A June 2009 video
Math: TechBoston High School, Boston, MA Mary Skipper June 2009 video powerpoint
Math: Lynn English High School, Lynn, MA Kathy Bonnevie June 2009 video powerpoint
Math: Naperville Central and North High Schools, Naperville, IL Jodi Wirt and Nina Menis June 2009 video powerpoint
Discussion and Q&A June 2009 video
Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter School, Washington, DC Alexandra Pardo June 2009 video powerpoint
Paint Branch High School, Montgomery County, MD John Haas June 2009 video powerpoint
Lee High School, Houston, TX Steve Amstutz June 2009 video powerpoint
Discussion and Q&A June 2009 video
Wrapup: Marian Brooks, Karin Chenoweth, Jim Connell, Richard Murnane Marian Brooks, Karin Chenoweth, Jim Connell, Richard Murnane June 2009 video
Encouraging Family Literacy in Ethnically Diverse and Immigrant Families Hirokazu Yoshikawa September 2009 video powerpoint
A New Approach to Old Challenges in Shaker Heights, Ohio: An Emerging Model of Comprehensive Community-Based School Reform Mark and Me’lani Joseph September 2009 video powerpoint
The EdWorks Model for High School Improvement™ Randall G. Sampson September 2009 video powerpoint
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