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#EIE21 Strategy Session Previews

The 2021 National Summit on Education provides an unparalleled forum for exchanging results-based solutions and forward-looking strategies that can shape public policy critical to transforming education. Check out these strategy sessions aimed at improving every student’s education by empowering families with opportunity.

Education Unbundled: A New Education System for All Learners

Reimagine education through the lens of unbundling and explore how the innovations of today can lead to a new education system designed around individual students. Whether it’s pods, microschools, parent-teacher compacts, part-time public school enrollment, or parent directed funding, emerging policy solutions are expanding learner opportunities and helping students succeed. On November 18 at 9:00 a.m. join this lively discussion about what barriers exist today and what policy conditions are needed to unbundle the system.

Panelists:  

  • Bernita Bradley, Midwest Regional Advocate, National Parents Union 
  • Representative Wendy Horman, State of Idaho 
  • Adam Peshek, Senior Fellow, Education, Stand Together
  • Juliet Squire, Partner, Policy & Innovation, Bellwether Education Partners 

The Year of School Choice

2021 was a historic year for families with a dozen states creating or expanding education choice programs. What’s driving this revolution to empower parents with education scholarship accounts and microgrants, and what will this year’s dramatic expansion mean for the future? On November 18 at 10:15 a.m. join policymakers, parents and education leaders as they explore these strategic and timely questions.

Panelists:

  • Emily Anne Gullickson, A for Arizona
  • Senator Patricia Rucker, State of West Virginia  
  • Ryan Walters, Secretary of Education, Oklahoma
  • Brittany Wilson, K-12 Scholarship Parent, Florida

Course Access: Personalization, Opportunity and Choice

Can course access take individualized learning to the next level? There’s no reason why every student shouldn’t be able to access courses and classes beyond their assigned school. On November 18 at 10:15 a.m. venture into a modern education where virtual learning infrastructure creates course access, closes opportunity gaps, and opens up high-quality learning experiences for all students.

Panelists: 

  • Denise Forte, Interim CEO, The Education Trust 
  • Dr. Cory Kanth, Statewide Online Education Program Specialist, Utah State Board of Education
  • Gerard Robinson, Executive Director, Center for Advancing Opportunity
  • Julie Young, Managing Director, ASU Prep and ASU Prep Digital 

#EIE21 is the only conference of its kind to feature a broad range of student-centered education policies that are closing learning gaps, strengthening pathways, reimagining learning and empowering families with opportunity.  

Visit the National Summit website for details on this year’s event and to register. Follow @ExcelinEd on Twitter for the latest news and updates, and use #EIE21 to join the National Summit conversation.  

Keynote addresses and strategy sessions will be open to the media. Media registration open October 21.

Solution Areas:

Private Education Choice, Public Education Choice

Topics:

Course Access, Education Scholarship Accounts, National Summit on Education