[YEP-DC] The Nation's Report Card and 12th Grade Academic Preparedness: A National Symposium on July 9 in DC

Are the Nation's 12th Graders Prepared for College and Job Training?  Join other leaders in education, business, and civil rights on July 9 for the NAEP 12th Grade Academic Preparedness symposium, the final in a series held throughout the country. The symposium will examine how NAEP can serve as an indicator of preparedness for college and job training. Your participation in this discussion is important. In a world with intensifying global competition, America more than ever needs a trusted measure by which to gauge the human capital potential of rising generations, our greatest resource. NAEP — the National Assessment of Educational Progress — is The Nation's Report Card. For more than 40 years, NAEP has reported on student achievement in the United States at grades 4, 8, and 12. As the only source of nationally representative data on 12th-grade achievement, NAEP is uniquely positioned to serve as a preparedness indicator. Research has been completed to transform NAEP to serve in this critical role. The Nation's Report Card and 12th Grade Academic Preparedness: A National Symposium July 9, 2013 9 a.m. to noon  L'Enfant Plaza Hotel 480 L'Enfant Plaza SW  Washington, DC 20024  Seating is limited. Please RSVP by July 2.  National leaders in K-12 and postsecondary education, civil rights, and the business community will discuss the research results, the importance of 12th-grade academic preparedness for the economy and jobs, and NAEP's potential role and utility as a national and state indicator of the academic preparedness of 12th graders. For background on the research studies and results, please visitwww.nagb.org/what-we-do/preparedness-research andwww.nagb.org/commission/researchandresources. Panelists: Honorable David P. Driscoll Chair, National Assessment Governing Board Former Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and    Secondary Education Honorable Ronnie Musgrove, Presiding Chair, NAEP 12th Grade Preparedness Commission Former Governor of Mississippi  Greg Jones Vice Chair, NAEP 12th Grade Preparedness Commission President & CEO (Retired), State Farm General Insurance  Honorable Arne Duncan  Secretary, U.S. Department of Education Anthony P. Carnevale Director, Georgetown University Center on Education and    the Workforce Honorable Mitchell Chester (Invited) Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and    Secondary Education Chester E. Finn, Jr. President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute  Glenda Baskin Glover President, Tennessee State University Roberts T. Jones President, Education and Workforce Policy, LLC Former Assistant Secretary of Labor Jacqueline E. King Director, Higher Education Collaboration, Smarter Balanced    Assessment Consortium Carl Mack Executive Director, National Society of Black Engineers Former President, Seattle King County NAACP  Carmel Martin Executive Vice President, Policy, Center for American Progress Cheryl Oldham (Invited) Vice President, Education Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President, Institute for a Competitive Workforce,    U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

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