California Education Crisis Summit

University of Southern California – September 19-20, 2008

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The reduction in state budget support, continued resource inequities among schools, shortages of qualified teachers, persistent achievement gaps among population segments, high student attrition and low completion rates all along the educational continuum have contributed to an education crisis in California of epic proportions. To address this crisis, the University of Southern California and the Competitiveness Crisis Council will host a two day summit on September 19-20, 2008 to discuss with thought leaders in industry, academia, and the community at large the challenges facing the education system in California.

The goal of this summit is to develop a set of specific recommendations to improve the education system in California, and to send a call-to-action for all California stakeholders. The summit is designed for educators, administrators, corporate leaders, and legislators interested in math and science education from K-PhD. Participants will have the chance to discuss their respective experience and focus on specific ways to move forward in collaboratively.

The summit will open with the “State of Education in California” panel, to discuss trends and specific impacts on California education and a vision for the education system in 2020. The panelists will include Michael Ortiz, President of Cal Poly Pomona, Charles Reed, Chancellor of the California State University, James Rosser, President of California State University Los Angeles, David Brewer, Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, and Thelma Melendez, Superintendent of the Pomona Unified School District.

During her keynote address following the opening panel, Vice Provost for Innovation and Executive Director of the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, Krisztina “Z” Holly, will discuss how to inject innovative thinking into the conference workshops.  Rossier Dean Karen Symms Gallagher will introduce the film, “2 Million Minutes”, and will moderate the discussion after the screening. “2 Million Minutes” is an hour-long documentary which uses personal stories to compare the high school years (2 million minutes) of six students, two each from the United States, India and China.  Dean Gallagher will also join Viterbi Dean Yannis Yortos on the STEM panel in the afternoon, along with Gary Toyama, Vice President of The Boeing Company, David Evans, General Manager of The Aerospace Corporation, and Jack Gregg, Executive Director of the California Space Education and Workforce Institute.

For a full day schedule visit: http://www.competecalifornia.com.

  Lodging: Radisson Hotel
  Los Angeles Midtown
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