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Michele McLaughlin named President of Knowledge Alliance

The Board of Directors of Knowledge Alliance has named Michele McLaughlin as its next president, beginning May 29.  McLaughlin is currently Senior Education Policy Advisor to Chairman Tom Harkin for K-12 issues in the Education Policy Office of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. Read More...»

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Statement | Applauding the President’s Focus on Research in FY 2013 Budget Priorities

Knowledge Alliance Applauds the President’s Budget Priority for Education Research & Development Read More...»

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Steve Fleischman Elected Chair of Knowledge Alliance

Steve Fleischman, deputy chief executive of Education Northwest, has been elected chair of Knowledge Alliance. In this role Fleischman will lead the executive committee of the Knowledge Alliance’s board of directors in providing oversight and advice to the organization’s professional staff members. Read More...»

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Institute Raw Notes and Survey

You may find the raw notes of the meeting here. We also ask that you complete this brief survey to help us with planning for next year’s meeting.

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Tracy Dell’Angela’s Presentation

Here is a link to the slides that Tracy handed out to the group at the meeting.

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Brookings Follow Up Report

See the Brookings report, “Re-Imagining Education Journalism“, that is a follow up to the “Invisible: 1.4 Percent Coverage for Education is Not Enough” we shared previously.

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Re-Imagining Education Journalism: How Innovative Business Models Could Save Education Media

At 1:00 p.m. ET today, The Brookings Institution is hosting an event titled, “Re-Imagining Education Journalism: How Innovative Business Models Could Save Education Media”, which should be a perfect appetizer for our discussions later this week. Please visit the link above just prior to the event’s start, where you will find link to a webcast of the proceedings.

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Final Agenda and Reading Materials

We have now posted the final agenda and reference materials for the Institute. Please bring a copy of this with you. The reading materials include links to several items, including a report from The Brookings Institution on media coverage of education, a summary of the Knowledge Alliance vision for redesigning education R&D and a presentation from the August 2009 summit: “Unleashing Knowledge and Innovation for the Next Generation of Learning”.

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