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| June 19th |
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10:00 - 10:20
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Welcoming Statements |
| 10:20 - 11:15 |
Racial and Ethnic Gaps are Not Immutable Facts of Nature |
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Roland G.
Fryer, Harvard University, “New
Evidence Shows Virtually No Racial Group Differences in Mental Ability
at Age One, but Gaps are Present by School Entry.” |
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William Dickens, Brookings Institution, “The
Black-White IQ Gap Has Narrowed.” |
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Ronald F. Ferguson, Harvard University, “Racial
Gaps at 12th Grade Smaller than in 1970, but Remain Large Even Among the Children of College
Educated Parents.” |
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Goodwin Liu, Boalt Hall Law School, U. of Calif. at
Berkeley,
“State-to-State
Disparities are Large.” |
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Douglas Harris, Florida State University, “Despite Some Claims, High-Achieving
High-Poverty Schools are Very Rare.” |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Break |
| 11:30-12:40 |
Lifestyle Targets for Transformation: Youth Cultures and
Home Intellectual Climates |
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Roland G. Fryer, Harvard University, “New Findings on Acting White,
Popularity Penalties and Holding Back Effort Among Black and Hispanic High
School Students.” |
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Ronald F. Ferguson, Harvard University, “Racial
and Ethnic Disparities in Home Intellectual Climates.” |
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Vivian Louie, Harvard Graduate School of Education, “Achievement-Related
Parenting Across Different Immigrant Nationalities.” |
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Marcelo and Carola Suárez-Orozco, New York University, “MOVING
STORIES: Educational Pathways of Immigrant Youth ” |
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Ronald F. Ferguson, Harvard University, “Racial
and SES Differences in School Behavior, Engagement and Time on Homework.” |
| 12:40-1:00 |
Two Short Videos to Discuss over Lunch |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Lunch |
| 2:00-3:00 |
Discussion Among Conference Participants: What Should We
be Aspiring toAchieve? |
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Opening Remarks by Glenn C. Loury, Brown University |
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Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Moderator |
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How will working to reduce achievement gaps affect our politics and quality
of life? What do we want lifestyles to be at the middle of the 21st century?
What are the risks that discussing racial gaps openly will add to racial
stereotypes and stigmas? How should such risks affect strategies
for narrowing gaps? |
| 3:00-3:15 |
Break |
| 3:15 – 4:00 |
Gap-Closing Strategic Priorities for Schools
and School Systems |
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Thomas Kane, Harvard University, “Teacher Quality Matters!” |
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Brian Jacob, Harvard University, “Teacher Recruitment, Retention
and Assignment.” |
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Ronald F. Ferguson, Harvard University, “Class-to-Class
Instructional Quality Differences.” |
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Jason Snipes, Council of Great City Schools, “Raising
Achievement and Narrowing Gaps in Big-City Districts.” |
| 4:00 – 4:30 |
Priorities for Closing Gaps in College Access and Success |
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Janet Quint, MDRC , “Even with Low Scores, Students
who Complete 9th Grade On Time are Likely to Graduate from High School: So
Get 9th Grade Right!” |
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Bridget Terry Long, Harvard University, “Key
Impediments to College Access and Success for Low-Income and Minority Students.” |
| 4:30 – 5:00 |
Review of Strategic Implications, Preview of Day Two |
5:00 – 6:00 |
Reception Taubman
Building Rotunda |
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June 20th |
Research Discussion Sessions |
| 9:00 - 10:20 |
Measuring Test Score Gaps and Associated Trends |
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Discussion Kickoff Speakers:
Charles Clotfelter, Duke University
Steven Rivkin (or surrogate), Amherst College
Roland Fryer, Harvard University
Richard Murnane, Harvard University |
| 10:30 - Noon |
Identity, Culture and Achievement |
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Discussion Kickoff Speakers:
John Bishop, Cornell University
Jelani Mandara, Northwestern University
John Diamond, Harvard University
Mica Pollock, Harvard University |
| Noon - 1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 |
What’s Producing Progress
in Schools? |
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Discussion Kickoff Speakers:
Charles Payne, Duke University
Janet Quint, MDRC
Robert Balfanz, Johns Hopkins University
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| 2:00 - 3:00 |
What’s Producing Progress at Home & Outside
Schools? |
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Discussion Kickoff Speakers:
Rick Weissbourd, Harvard University
Heather Weiss, Harvard Family Research Project
Edmund Gordon, Columbia University |
| 3:00 - 3:15 |
Break |
| 3:15 - 4:00 |
Going Forward in Partnership |
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Discussion of AGI plans and ideas for how the AGI
at Harvard and conference participants
from other institutions might
go forward in various forms of partnership.
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| 4:00 |
Adjourn |
