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• Boosting Accountability in New York's Schools

  March 08, 2007

  Senate Minority Caucus Room, State Capitol ,

  How to Meet the Governor's Historic Challenge

  Thursday, March 8, 2007 Senate Minority Conference Room State Capitol, Albany A panel of state and national education experts gathered at the state Capitol in Albany March 8 to examine and debate Gov. Spitzer's historic education reform plan, which aims to hold New York schools more accountable than ever before. This page features a link to a slide presentation by one of the featured speakers and streaming audio of the event. A transcript of the forum's first part, featuring welcoming remarks and presentations, can be found here. A transcript of the forum's panel discussion can be found here. WELCOMING REMARKS John C. Reid Assistant Secretary for Education State of New York, Executive Chamber (Governor's Office)   AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD] John C. Reid, the state's assistant secretary for education under Gov. Eliot Spitzer, offers welcoming remarks to those gathered at the Empire Center education forum (© Dave Feiden).

  MAKING NEW YORK'S SCHOOLS MORE ACCOUNTABLE Thomas W. Carroll President, Foundation for Education Reform & Accountability    AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]    REPORT: GRADING EDUCATION: Making New York's Schools More Accountable

  Paul E. Peterson, a nationally renowned education expert from Harvard University and director of its Program on Educational Policy and Governance at the Kennedy School of Government, speaks on what does-and doesn't-work when trying to increase school accountability (© Dave Feiden).   ACCOUNTABILITY LESSONS-WHAT WORKS-AND WHAT DOES NOT Paul E. Peterson Director, Program on Educational Policy and Governance Kennedy School of Government    AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD]    SLIDE PRESENTATION: [VIEW] PANEL DISCUSSION: DEFINING THE 'NEW PARADIGM' FOR ACCOUNTABILITY    AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD] Moderator: David F. Shaffer President, Public Policy Institute of New York State Panelists: Carl Hayden Chancellor Emeritus New York State Board of Regents Richard C. Iannuzzi President, New York State United Teachers

  Timothy G. Kremer Executive Director, New York State School Boards Association Thomas L. Rogers Executive Director, New York State Council of School Superintendents. Sol Stern Contributing Editor, City Journal and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute (Q&A Period-Conclusion)    AUDIO: [MP3 DOWNLOAD] Sol Stern, a Manhattan Institute senior fellow and contributing editor to City Journal, offers his thoughts on boosting school accountability during a panel discussion examining Gov. Spitzer's education-reform plan (© Dave Feiden).