StudentsFirst released its much-awaited (and plenty contentious) 2013 State Policy Report Card today. The highest rankings, netted by Louisiana and Florida, were B-minuses; a dozen states earned an F. After California was flunked, chief deputy superintendent Richard Zeiger took his ire to the New York Times: “‘This group has focused on an extremely narrow, unproven method that they think will improve teaching—and we just flat-out disagree with them.’”
What about you?
On Wednesday, January 9, 2013, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute will host StudentsFirst’s Vice President of National Polcicy Eric Lerum as he presents the study’s findings. He will be joined by a panel, moderated by Fordham’s Michael Petrilli, consisting of Eric Smith (former Florida Commissioner of Education and Executive Director of Chiefs for Change), Idaha state supe Tom Luna, and prominent think-tankers Rick Hess and Ulrich Boser. They’ll dig into the new report card, the future of education reform, and how to bridge the divide between policy and practice. Are you coming?
RSVP to attend the live panel here.
Date: January 9th, 2013 10:00 - 11:30am
Location: Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Address: 1016 16th St NW, 7th floor
Washington D.C. 20036
There will be a short reception following the panel discussion.
The panel will be live-streamed; live tweet using the hashtag #SFsprc.
Panelists
 | Ulrich Boser, senior fellow, Center for American Progress |
 | Frederick M. Hess, director of Education Policy Studies, AEI |
 | Eric Smith, executive director, Chiefs for Change; Fmr. Florida Commissioner of Education |
 | Tom Luna, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction |
 | Eric Lerum, vice president of National Policy, StudentsFirst |
| Moderator | |
 | Michael J. Petrilli, Executive Vice President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute |