Improving No Child Left Behind Now: The Cost Of Waiting

An important discussion between Congressional and Administration leaders on NCLB reauthorization, including school and community leaders from across the nation who experience the high cost of waiting for needed improvements to the law.

Hosted by:

Secretary Tommy Thompson, Co-chair of the Commission on No Child Left Behind
Governor Roy Barnes, Co-chair of the Commission on No Child Left Behind

Panelists include:

Carmel Martin, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Majority
Lindsay Hunsicker, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Minority
Alice Johnson-Cain, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, Majority
James Bergeron, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, Minority
Doug Mesecar, U.S. Department of Education
Deborah Jewell-Sherman, Superintendent, Richmond (VA) Public Schools
Gary Mabrey III, CAE, President & CEO, Johnson City, (TN) Chamber of Commerce
Natalie Elder, Principal, Hardy Elementary School, Chattanooga, TN
Martha Reichrath, Ph.D., Deputy Superintendent, Georgia Department of Education
Eduardo Angulo, Chairman, Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality

Reauthorizing and improving NCLB is critical to our nation’s future — to accelerating progress in assuring that all students, regardless of race or economic status, have access to a quality education. Every day we wait, thousands of students drop out of school, teachers continue to struggle for the support they need, and too many of our students, schools and communities miss out on the benefits that would come from improving the law.

Panel Discussions

Panel One

Introduction: Secretary Tommy Thompson, Co-chair of the Commission on No Child Left Behind, and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (2001-2005)

Audio* Video (Windows Media)

Panelists:
Carmel Martin, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Majority
Lindsay Hunsicker, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Minority
Alice Johnson-Cain, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, Majority
James Bergeron, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, Minority
Doug Mesecar, U.S. Department of Education

Panel Two

Introduction: Roy Barnes, Co-chair of the Commission on No Child Left Behind, and former Governeor of Georgia (1999-2003)

Audio* Video (Windows Media)

Panelists:
Deborah Jewell-Sherman, Superintendent, Richmond (VA) Public Schools
Gary Mabrey III, CAE, President & CEO, Johnson City, (TN) Chamber of Commerce
Natalie Elder, Principal, Hardy Elementary School, Chattanooga, TN
Martha Reichrath, Ph.D., Deputy Superintendent, Georgia Department of Education
Eduardo Angulo, Chairman, Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality