Pawlenty to DC on Thursday

Posted at 9:49 AM on July 30, 2008 by Tom Scheck

Gov. Pawlenty will be in Washington DC tomorrow to talk education. Will he meet with Arthur Culvahouse during the trip? Here are the DC details:

Out of Many, One: Toward Rigorous Common Core Standards From the Ground Up

On Thursday, July 31, 2008, Achieve, Inc. will release "Out of Many, One: Toward Rigorous Common Core Standards From the Ground Up." The report shows that while 16 early adopter states individually set out to raise standards to ensure that their high school graduates were prepared for college, career and life, a byproduct of that work is a remarkable degree of consistency among the states around a common core of knowledge in English and mathematics.

Just as Achieve's original American Diploma Project (ADP) standards report, "Ready or Not," broke new ground by involving employers and higher education faculty in the standards-setting process, this new report forges unchartered territory by finding that states are leading the way in not just real-world standard setting but also in identifying the common core of knowledge that all high school graduates need to be successful.

This emerging "common core" has profound implications in the on-going debate over national standards and whether, and what kind of, federal action is warranted. While policy leaders debate national standards, is it possible that state-led efforts have already changed the debate? Are voluntary, state-led efforts leading to greater consistency in standards between and among states? Is it time to rethink how best to ensure that all high school graduates have the knowledge they need to succeed in the real world? Achieve's report findings and the implications for state and national policy will be discussed at the event.

Out of Many, One: Toward Rigorous Common Core Standards From the Ground Up
Thursday, July 31, 2008, 1:30-2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Capitol View Conference Center, Chamber Room
101 Constitution Avenue, NW, 8th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20001
(Directly across from U.S. Capitol Building)

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Michael Cohen, President, Achieve (confirmed)
Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN), Vice-chair, Achieve Board (confirmed)
Governor Phil Bredesen (D-TN), (confirmed)
Gene Wilhoit, President, Council of Chief State School Officers (confirmed)

Pawlenty is in Chicago today to speak before the American Legislative Exchange Council. He'll be back in Minnesota on Friday to attend the memorial service for the 1 year anniversary of the 35W bridge collapse. He'll be in Iowa on Saturday. He's headed back to DC next week to speak at the GOPAC summit and the National Press Club.

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