Community Development Events

The Education Equation Policy Forum

December 9, 2010
Austin, TX

In August 2010, President Obama remarked that the U.S. now ranks 12th globally in college graduation rates for young adults. "Education is the economic issue of our time," with implications on a family's financial security, employment prospects and ability to contribute to the economy.

This forum brought together experts to discuss

• Closing the gaps in minority participation, research and achievement
• Improving access to higher education and graduation rates
• Finding new ways to pay for education
• Understanding factors that affect the value of higher education
  

Forum Video

Featured Speakers:

• Martha Kanter
  Undersecretary
  U.S. Department of Education
• Gregory Kienzl
  Director of Research and Evaluation
  Institute for Higher Education Policy
• Andrea Levere
  President
  Corporation for Enterprise Development
• Raymund Paredes
  Commissioner
  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Gregory Vincent
  Vice President
  Diversity and Community Engagement
  University of Texas at Austin
• Kirk Watson
  Senator, District 14
  Texas Senate