Competing in a Global Economy: How to Boost College Completion
WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Join National Journal LIVE for a look at issues including the appropriate length of time for post-secondary education and innovative ways that high schools and colleges are working together to create advanced placement and early college programs.
National Journal Staff Correspondent Alexis Simendinger and a panel of experts discuss the steps needed to improve higher education graduation rates in America and the impact of an unprepared workforce on the U.S. economy.
The event will take place on June 2, 2010, at Top of the Hill, Reserve Officers Association from 8 to 9:30 a.m., and will be hosted by National Journal Group and underwritten by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Education Trust and Complete College America.
| Who: |
Moderator: Alexis Simendinger, staff correspondent, National Journal |
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| Panelists: Kevin Carey, policy director, Education Sector Freeman Hrabowski, president, University of Maryland, Baltimore County David Leonhardt, business columnist, New York Times Sandy Shugart, president, Valencia Community College |
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| What: |
How to Boost College Completion |
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| Where: |
Top of the Hill Reserve Officers Association 1 Constitution Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 |
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| When: |
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 8 to 9:30 a.m. |
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SOURCE National Journal Group
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