A Congressional Briefing

ENHANCING EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE: 

SOCIAL, MOTIVATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS

Thursday, July 17, 2003

12 noon to 2 p.m.

2325 Rayburn House Office Building

Lunch will be served.

Improving the educational performance of America’s students is a worthy goal under pursuit all across the nation.  It is encouraged by the Administration and Congress in their enactment of No Child Left Behind and by states and localities through a variety of programs and interventions.  Still barriers persist and difficulties remain.  Three distinguished social and behavioral scientists will discuss the factors that make the goal an often elusive one.

Speakers:

            Ronald Ferguson, Ph.D., Harvard University

What Doesn't Meet the Eye: Understanding and Addressing Racial Disparities in

                                                High-Achieving Suburban Schools.

            Rebecca Marcon, Ph.D., University of North Florida

                        Differential Factors Affecting Young Children's Educational Performance

            Patricia O’Reilly, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

                        Including Girls in the Education Mainstream

Moderator:   

            Howard J. Silver, Ph.D., Consortium of Social Science Associations

Sponsored by:

Consortium of Social Science Associations

American Psychological Association

(with generous support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation)

RSVP – Positive Only – to cossa@cossa.org or 202/842-3525.