October 13, 2004
8:30 am – 11:00 am EDT Washington, DC
Event:
NOTE: The Alliance held a second Reading Next briefing on Capitol Hill. Participants included Cris Tovani, Smoky Hill High School, James McPartland, Johns Hopkins University, Harold Brown, The KnowledgeWorks Foundation, and Michael Kamil, Stanford University.
Report: Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy 
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I. Welcome — Cynthia Harlow Sadler, Alliance for Excellent Education 
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Audio
II. Introduction of the Report — Andres Henriquez, Carnegie Corporation of New York Video
III. Panel A: Discussion of the Report Video
Moderator: Sandy Kress, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld, LLP
Panelists:
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Dr. Davis Francis, University of Houston
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Dr. Donald Deshler, University of Kansas
- Dr. James McPartland, Johns Hopkins University
- Dr. Michael Kamil, Stanford University
- Dr. John Guthrie, University of MarylandQuestion and Answer for Panel A
IV. Panel B: Response to the Report: From Research to Practice
Moderator: Sandy Kress, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld, LLP
Panelists:
- Dr. Grover Whitehurst, Institute of Education Sciences
- Dr. Peggy McCardle, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Lisa Towne, National Research Council
- Dr. Mark Dynarski, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
- Jennifer Sloan McCombs, RAND CorporationQuestion and Answer for Panel B
V. Panel C: Response to the Report
Moderator: Sandy Kress, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld, LLP
Panelists:
- Hans Meeder, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education
- Dr. Lou Danielson, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education
- Jane Oates, Senior Education Advisor, Office of Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)Question and Answer for Panel C
VI. Closing — Susan Frost, Alliance for Excellent Education