Dialogue on 21st Century Skills: Preparing DC Students for 21st Century Success
Monday, September 22, 2008, 5:30–7:30 pm
Sumner School
1201 17th Street, NW
Metro: Farragut North Metro Station (Red Line)
In 2006, the New Commission on the Skill of the American Workforce released its report, “Tough Times, Tough Choices,” proposing a radical overhaul of the American public education system, which would help American workers better compete in the global economy that exists today.
Join us in a discussion of these ideas with Marc Tucker, President of the National Center on Education and the Economy, as we consider the skills, knowledge, and expertise our residents need in order to be successful in college, job training, and the workplace in the 21st century. This will be an opportunity for the OSSE to gather community stakeholder insights for ensuring that our learning standards and other state policies support that success.
College Awareness Month Policy Forum:
State-Level Strategies for Supporting a College-Going Culture
Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 5:30-7:30 pm
Bell Multicultural Senior High School Auditorium
3101 16th Street, NW
Metro: Columbia Heights Metro Station (Green and Yellow Lines)
The 2006 Double the Numbers report painted a stark picture: 43 percent of District of Columbia public school students who started 9th grade in 2001 graduated from high school, and only an estimated 9 percent are on track to complete college in five years—a rate far below the national average and unreasonable in a society where an estimated two-thirds of new jobs will require some level of education beyond high school.
Join the OSSE, the College Awareness Month Coalition, and special guests as we discuss the policies and strategies that states across the country are implementing to increase college awareness, college-going, and college success among their students. Speakers include Laura Slover, Vice President of Content and Policy Research at Achieve; Michelle A. Cooper, President of the Institute for Higher Education Policy; and Melanie Corrigan, Director of National Initiatives at the American Council on Education and Project Director of KnowHow2Go.
We look forward to seeing you at one or both forums!