No Child Left Behind: Opportunity or Obstacle for Massachusetts

Monday, January 27, 2003, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center
Marlborough, MA

Sponsored by:
Center for Education Research & Policy
Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
Massachusetts Association of School Committees
Alliance for Education

Keynote Address
Jack Jennings, Founder & Director, Center on Education Policy, Washington, D.C.

Panel Discussion
David Driscoll, Commissioner, Department of Education
James Caradonio, Superintendent, Worcester Public Schools
Mary Elizabeth Beach, Special Assistant to the Superintendent, Springfield Public Schools

The advent of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation has had profound implications for state systemic reform here in Massachusetts and around the country. In January 2003, the Center on Education Policy (Washington, D.C.) is releasing a major national report, From the Capital to the Classroom: State and Federal Efforts to Implement the No Child Left Behind Act, on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Join us for a panel discussion, designed to raise and explore critical concerns and questions, including:

· What opportunities and obstacles does NCLB pose for Massachusetts?

· How does the Massachusetts case compare to the national experience?

· How do we sustain the momentum of the 1993 education reforms while adapting to the requirements of No Child Left Behind?