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U.S. High Schools in Eight States to Implement World-Class Instructional Systems and Examinations

On February 17, eight states announced they will join with the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE) to use the world’s best instructional systems and examinations to dramatically increase the number of students who leave high school ready to succeed in college. Students who show they are ready to do college level work will be able to get their diploma and enroll in college as early as the end of their sophomore year in high school.

Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont will work with NCEE through a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the performance of high school students in these eight states by adopting powerful instructional systems that actually set the international standards.

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Quotes in Support of the National Center on Education and the Economy’s Board Examination Systems Program

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Technical Advisory Committee Members

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March 16th Board Examinations Providers Meeting

The following presentations were delivered at the Board Examinations Providers Meeting in Hartford, Connecticut on March 16, 2010.

 
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Previous Skills Commission Events February, 16, 2010
Gates Assessment Meeting
Chicago, IL

January 13, 2010
Expert Testimony
US Department of Education

January 12, 2010
Southern New Hampshire University

January 4-5, 2010
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
Washington, DC

December 15, 2009
Georgia Governor's Office

December 10, 2009
National Education Association
Washington, DC

December 9, 2009
21st Century Conference
Hershey, PA

November 20, 2009
New School for Community Service
Milwaukee, WI

November 12–13, 2009
Arizona Governor's P-20 Council
Arizona Department of Education
Arizona Higher Education Community

November 6, 2009
New Hampshire Superintendents and Principals
Southern New Hampshire University

November 2, 2009
National Governors Association
Expert Assessment Work Group

October 22, 2009
Tough Choices Tough Times Early Childhood Education Seminar
Washington, DC

October 20-21, 2009
Center for the Future of Arizona

October 14, 2009
Wallace Foundation Conference

October 13, 2009
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

October 5, 2009
American Council for Education

October 1, 2009
Washington Ideas Forum
Washington, DC

September 30, 2009
Pennsylvania State Department of Education

September 29, 2009
New York State Meetings

September 22, 2009
Wisconsin Higher Education Business Roundtable

September 17, 2009
Florida State Department of Education

August 24, 2009
Maine State Department of Education

August 21, 2009
Kentucky State Department of Education

July 27, 2009
Kentucky Education Association

June 15–16, 2009
State Board Exam Meeting
(Washington, DC)

June 10, 2009
The Opportunity Equation Conference
Washington, DC

June 3, 2009
Avalon School Visit, Minneapolis/St. Paul

May 20, 2009
Kentucky Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

May 19, 2009
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Indiana State Department of Education

May 1, 2009
Massachusetts Department of Education

 
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