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The Institute
co-sponsors the California Education Policy Seminar which provides a neutral
forum for state-level education policy makers and educators to gain in-depth
knowledge about emerging policy issues. The seminars have contributed to the
development, modification, and enactment of education reform initiatives in
California. The California Education Policy Seminar is funded by the William and
Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Walter S. Johnson Foundations, the Pioneer Fund,
the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the Weingart Foundation and the Stuart
Foundations.
These gatherings are intended to evoke thoughtful discussion and new approaches to education policy.
Following each seminar a proceedings document, which reports on the conversation and
contains suggestions for future action, is published by the IER and widely distributed to
policymakers and education leaders throughout California.
The seminars have made an important contribution to state education policy
development, modification and enactment in the areas of reading instruction, evaluation of
the class size reduction program and, as noted above, the development of a statewide
strategic plan for recruiting teachers for California's schools. The IER staff frequently
assist legislators and their staff in drafting bills to implement policy changes.
Topics under consideration for the 1997-98 academic year include:
- Advanced Placement Exams: Student Accessibility and Academic
Consequences in California Public Schools;
- New Salary Compensation Models for California Teachers;
- Identification of High Performing Schools in Low Social-Economic
Neighborhoods; and
- Survey Analysis of California Elementary Schools' Instructional Practices in
the Teaching of Beginning Reading.
Recent seminar proceedings include "Teachers
and Teaching" (Macintosh Pagemaker 6.0 document), "State
Policies and School Restructuring" (Macintosh Pagemaker 6.0 document),
and "School Choice: Lessons Learned".
Upcoming proceedings will include "The Teaching of Reading" and
"Helping Children With Language Disabilities to Read".
last updated 27 July 2000
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