Education Policy in Transition Public Forum
November 18, 2008

As a briefing on the National Academy of Education’s white papers project, the Education Policy in Transition public forum was held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC on November 18, 2008. The purpose of the forum was to allow researchers and policy leaders to engage with advisers to President-elect Barack Obama and Congressional staff in a discussion of some of the most urgent issues in education policy.

Introduction and Panel One:		[***VIDEOCAST***]
Academic Achievement	Reading and literacy Richard Anderson	[briefing sheet] [powerpoint presentation]
	Science and mathematics education Jeremy Kilpatrick and Helen Quinn	[briefing sheet] [powerpoint presentation]
	Denise Forte, panelist
	Cora Marrett, panelist
	John Winn, panelist
Panel Two:		[***VIDEOCAST***]
Expanding the Resources of Teacher Quality and Time for Learning	Time for learning Brian Rowan	[briefing sheet] [powerpoint presentation]
	Teacher quality Suzanne Wilson	[briefing sheet] [powerpoint presentation]
	Philip Handy, panelist
	Marc Lampkin, panelist
	Jon Schnur, panelist
	Cheryl Smith, panelist
Panel Three:		[***VIDEOCAST***]
Standards, Accountability, and Equity in American Education	Standards, assessments, and accountability Jane Hannaway	[briefing sheet] [powerpoint presentation]
	Equity and excellence in American education Robert Hauser	[briefing sheet] [powerpoint presentation]
	Kerri Briggs, panelist
	Andrew Rotherham, panelist
	Ross Wiener, panelist
Keynote Speech:	Linda Darling-Hammond, Adviser to President-elect Barack Obama	[***VIDEOCAST***]
	Jack Jennings, keynote moderator