A national conference hosted by Children Now and The Future of Children includes a keynote address from Milton Chen, executive director of The George Lucas Educational Foundation, and panel discussions among top experts in the field.

Welcome and Keynote
Panel 1a
Panel 1b
Panel 2

Ira Revels, Margaret Washington, and Sean Eversley-Bradwell look at American education from the African American perspective.

 

Andrew Delbanco, Professor of American Studies, Columbia University

The History of Undergraduate Education
Why It's in Trouble
What to Do About It

David Chaytor, MP for Bury North and member of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee; Jackie Beere OBE, author, former headteacher and educational consultant; Professor John Bynner, Emeritus Professor of Social Sciences in Education, London Institute of Education.  Chair: Matthew Taylor, chief executive, RSA

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, a Princeton alumnus and commander of the U.S. Central Command, urged members of the class of 2009 to pursue public service -- stressing that the best and brightest are needed to tackle local, national and international challenges.