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Past EdSource Presentations
EdSource staff periodically make presentations based on our research and background knowledge. This page contains an archive of past EdSource presentations, along with links for more information about the topics presented.
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:
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:
California State PTA 2009 Annual Legislative Conference
(February 22, 2009)
EdSource Deputy Director, Mary Perry, was the keynote speaker on the first night of the California State PTA's annual 3-day conference in the state capitol. She addressed PTA members, chairmen, and officers, providing context and background for their conference activities and meetings with state legislators.
Attendees were encouraged to reference the following EdSource resources for additional information on the topics Mary discussed:
How California Compares
California's Emerging Education Data System: A Status Report
Making California's New Data System Work: Quality is Key
School Finance 2008-09: Fiscal Crisis Meets Political Gridlock
EdSource School Finance Page
Ed-Data Website
CSBA Annual Conference
(December 3-5, 2008)
CSBA Student Issue Group session on African American Students:
Senior research associate Matthew Rosin provided opening context for a discussion of California efforts to raise the academic achievement of African American students. He presented data and findings from EdSource's 2008 report, Raising African American Student Achievement: California Goals, Local Outcomes. This report is available as a free download. For more information, please also see the related page in our Student Achievement issues section, which includes data on schools with especially high African American API scores in 2007 and interviews with principals at some of these schools.
One-Day Seminar on Charter School Issues for Members:
EdSource Senior Policy Analyst Brian Edwards and Eric Crane of WestEd, co-authors of EdSource's 2008 Charter School update, presented on the 2008 report, which looked at the academic performance of charter schools in California. For more information see our report, California's Charter Schools: 2008 Performance Update. The executive summary for this report is available as a free download.
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