Strategies for Doubling Student Performance
Conference 2008
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison sponsored a national Wisconsin Idea Leadership Academy on
"Strategies for Doubling Student Performance" July 7-10, 2008 at the Fluno Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The conference featured in-depth presentations by leaders of 10 schools
and districts from around the country that have "doubled student performance"
and closed the achievement gap on state tests over the past five to seven years.
Teams of successful and performance-focused educational leaders focused on key strategies which have helped them to dramatically improve student learning.
ELPA professors discussed research they have conducted with these and
other schools and districts that have boosted student performance, identifying
cross-cutting themes that emerged from the different presentations.
Kati Haycock, founder and president of the Education
Trust, and nationally known for advancing high academic achievement of all
students and closing the achievement gaps that separate low-income students
and students of color from other youth, delivered the closing keynote address.
Last updated August 4, 2008
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