2011 Broad Prize Event

Celebrating A Decade of Excellence in America's Public Schools 
The 2011 Broad Prize

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.


8:30 a.m.
A Candid Conversation with The Broad Prize Review Board:
Insights into a Decade of Trends in Student Achievement

 

  • Carl Cohn
    Clinical Professor of Urban School Leadership, Claremont Graduate University
    Former Superintendent, San Diego Unified School District
    Former Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District
      
  • Christopher Cross
    Chairman, Cross & Joftus, LLC
    Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education
      
  • Jane Hannaway
    Director, Education Policy Center, The Urban Institute
      
  • Frederick Hess
    Resident Scholar and Director of Education Policy Studies,
    American Enterprise Institute
      
  • Moderator: Andrew Rotherham
    Co-Founder and Partner, Bellwether Education Partners 

    9:45 a.m.
    Roadblocks to Moving America Forward: 
    The Next Decade of Education Reform 

  • Steve Brill
    Author, Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools
      
  • Christopher Cerf
    Acting Commissioner of Education, New Jersey Department of Education
      
  • Brian Kelly
    Editor, U.S. News and World Report
      
  • Michael Lomax
    President and CEO, United Negro College Fund
      
  • Sydney Morris
    Co-Founder and Executive Director, Educators for Excellence
      
  • George Parker
    Senior Fellow, Students First
      
  • Joe Williams
    Executive Director, Democrats for Education Reform
      
  • Moderator: Rehema Ellis
    Correspondent, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

    11 a.m.
    Announcement of the 2011 Broad Prize winner by
    U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

    Keynote speaker:
    GRAMMY Award Winner and Education Reform Activist John Legend

    Noon
    Celebratory Networking Reception
    (Due to an overwhelming response, we are no longer adding guests to this portion of the event.)


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    All events are by invitation only. Invitations are non-transferable. Space is limited. 

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