Building on Success
7th Annual Quality Education Conference

June 7-8, 2007 at the Westin Washington, D.C. City Center Hotel

Conference Packet Materials:

Speaker and Moderator Biographies

Debunking Seven Myths About Public Education

Chart: School Funding "Adequacy" Decisions Since 1989

An Introduction to Education Cost Studies

Courting Failure Fails to Impress (a review of Eric Hanushek's Courting Failure, by Kevin Carey)

2007 Conference Handouts:

The Social Costs of Inadequate Education

Chart: Status of Education Cost Studies in the 50 States

Chart: Facilities in School Funding Adequacy Cases

Chart: Does Money Matter? What the Courts are Saying

Know the Issues: Money Matters

Know the Issues: The Role of the Courts

Policy Brief: The Right to Preschool in Education Adequacy Litigations

Policy Brief: Public School Facilities

Article Summary: "Poverty, '‘Meaningful' Educational Opportunity and the Necessary Role of the Courts," by Michael A. Rebell

Full Article: "Poverty, '‘Meaningful' Educational Opportunity and the Necessary Role of the Courts," by Michael A. Rebell

Article Summary: "Professional Rigor, Public Engagement and Judicial Review: A Proposal for Enhancing the Validity of Education Adequacy Studies," by Michael A. Rebell

Full Article: "Professional Rigor, Public Engagement and Judicial Review: A Proposal for Enhancing the Validity of Education Adequacy Studies," by Michael A. Rebell