EdSource staff periodically make presentations based on our research and background knowledge. This page lists some recent and upcoming EdSource presentations along with links for more information about the topics presented.

Upcoming Presentations:

Strenghtening Student Success Conference

(October 7, 2010)

Mary Perry, EdSource's Deputy Director, will be presenting with community college system vice chancellor Patrick Perry at the Strengthening Student Success conference at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa.

 

Recent Presentations:

Capitol Hill Briefing

High Performing Middle Grades Schools: Preparing Students for College and Career Readiness.

(June 23, 2010)

Trish Williams presented the findings of EdSource's recent Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades study at a congressional briefing organized by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform during the Schools to Watch conference.

State Budget Update

(May 19, 2010)

What does the May Revision of the Governor's 2010-11 budget mean for K-12 education in California? EdSource's Deputy Director, Mary Perry, along with Mike Kirst, Ph.D. from Stanford School of Education, Kay Mathews, Vice Chair of Ernst & Young, and John Porter, Superintendent of Franklin McKinley School District were on a panel to discuss the state budget. This San Jose event was coordinated by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation and was moderated by John Fensterwald, writer of The Educated Guess.

Silicon Valley Education Foundation 

Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better

(May 13, 2010)

In this forum targeted specifically for superintendents, assistant superintendents, directors of instruction, middle school administrators, and teachers who want to make a difference at enhancing student performance at the middle grades, Trish Williams (EdSource) and Michael W. Kirst (Stanford University) discussed the findings from EdSource's new middle grades study.  Download Middle Grades Study Presentation Slides.

American Educational Research Association, 2010 Annual Meeting

(May 4, 2010)

In this symposium, Trish Williams (EdSource), Michael W. Kirst (Stanford University), and Edward H. Haertel (Stanford University) presented the framework, design, analysis, and findings of the recently-released study Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades. Neal D. Finkelstein (WestEd) was the discussant. 

Download the presentation slides (PDF)

California State PTA Convention

(April 30, 2010) 

Mary Perry, EdSource's Deputy Director, led two workshops at the State PTA Convention on school finance and assessment. You can download her presentations by clicking the links below:

School Finance Presentation Slides (PDF)

Standards and Assessment Presentation Slides (PDF)

Benefit for a Brighter Future

(April 30, 2010)

Brian Edwards, EdSource's Senior Policy Analyst, made a presentation about California's school finance system during the Speed Seminar portion of Redwood City Education Foundation's event. Download the presentation by clicking the link below.

California School Finance Presentation Slides (PDF)

Class Action TV Show

(April 4, 2010) 

EdSource Deputy Director, Mary Perry, appeared on the NBC Bay Area education show, Class Action, on Sunday, April 4 at 4pm. 

Using What You Know To Ask Practical Questions With Education Data

(March 13, 2010)

Matthew Rosin, Ph.D. EdSource Senior Research Associate, and Kathy Wilson, Former EdSource Research Assistant, gave a guest presentation to EDDL 931, a quantitative analysis course that is part of San Francisco State University's Ed.D. in Educational Leadership program.

PACE Seminar for Education Policymakers and Scholars

(March 5, 2010) 

Trish Williams, EdSource's Executive Director, along with Mike Kirst, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, presented the findings from EdSource's new Middle Grades study, Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better. Access podcast.

Class Action TV Show

(February 28, 2010) 

EdSource Deputy Director, Mary Perry, will be appearing on the NBC Bay Area education show, Class Action, on Sunday, February 28 at 9:30am.

Public Education: Funding Our Future Town Hall Meeting

(February 25, 2010) 

Mary Perry, EdSource's Deputy Director, will be appearing as a special guest at a town hall meeting looking for solutions to the San Francisco Unified School District funding crisis. Learn more.

First Amendment Coalition

(October 24, 2009) 

Mary Perry, EdSource's Deputy Director, was on a Public Education Discussion Panel for the First Amendment Coalition's annual Free Speech and Open Government Assembly, October 24 in Los Angeles.

Northern California Grantmakers
and Full Circle Fund

(September 29, 2009) 

Mary Perry, EdSource's Deputy Director, gave a presentation about school finance to an audience of fifty at a Northern California Grantmakers event and another similar presentation to an audience of thirty at Full Circle Fund. She referenced the following EdSource publications and website resources:

• Q&A: The Basics of California's School Finance System

• Local Revenues for Schools: Limits and Options in California

To obtain the presentation slides, send a request to edsource@edsource.org.

Palo Alto Rotary

(July 31, 2009) 

Mary Perry, EdSource's Deputy Director, gave a thirty minute presentation about school finance. She referenced the following EdSource publications and website resources:

• Q&A: The Basics of California's School Finance System

• How California Compares

• School Finance Basics 

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