All too often, panelists and pundits give remarks while attendees are asked to sit and listen. We’re flipping the script to provide education investors, entrepreneurs, and analysts an opportunity to ask questions and engage with policymakers, congressional staff, and practitioners who shape education policy and funding.

Join us on Friday, June 16, 2017 from 8:00am-2:30pm at the Gallup Building (901 F Street NW).

 

  • 8:00am: Breakfast and Registration

 

  • 8:30 – 9:30 am: The More Things Change… Former White House Education Advisors’ Perspectives on Current Dynamics in Education Policy and Politics

    • Roberto Rodriguez, White House Domestic Policy Council (Barack Obama)

    • John Bailey, White House Domestic Policy Council (George W. Bush)

    • Andrew Rotherham, White House Domestic Policy Council (William J. Clinton)

    • Moderated by Alyson Klein, Education Week

 

  • ​9:35 – 10:30 am: How Will ESSA Implementation Shape State and Local Education Policy?

    • ​Patrick Rooney, U.S. Department of Education

    • Jillian Balow, Wyoming State Superintendent

    • Beverly Perdue, Former Governor of North Carolina

    • Moderated by Anna Edwards, Whiteboard Advisors

 

  • 10:30 – 10:45: Break
     

  • 10:45 – 11:45 am: Higher Education Risks and Opportunities: A Look at HEA Reauthorization, Regulatory Developments, and Student Debt

    • ​Andrew Lacasse, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (Majority Staff)

  • Emily Slack, House Education and the Workforce Committee (Majority Staff)

  • Bryce McKibben, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (Minority Staff)

  • Moderated by Jeff Selingo, Whiteboard Advisors

 

  • 11:45 – 12:15 pm: Lunch Served

 

  • 12:15 – 1:15 pm: Innovations in Workforce Policy: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Employment

    • Octavia Abell, Rhode Island Office of Innovation

    • Rich McKeon, Council of Chief State School Officers

    • Jamai Blivin, Innovate + Educate

    • Moderated by Ben Wallerstein, Whiteboard Advisors

 

  • 1:30 – 2:30 pm: The New Normal in K-12 Federal Policy: What it Means for Title I, Edtech, and School Choice

    • Jason Botel, U.S. Department of Education

    • Brad Thomas, House Education and the Workforce Committee  (Majority Staff)

    • David Cleary, Office of Senator Lamar Alexander

    • Amanda Beaumont, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (Minority Staff)

    • Moderated by David DeSchryver, Whiteboard Advisors

 

The Forum is invite-only and off the record. To register, please visit here or contact Ben Watsky at watsky@whiteboardadvisors.com.