Symposium Analyzes Education Finance in New York State

Contact: Lisa James Goldsberry (518) 437-4980

ALBANY, N.Y. (February 27, 2004)

What: A Symposium on Education Finance and Organizational Structure in New York State

Who: Presented by the University at Albany's Education Finance Research Consortium and the New York State Board of Regents

Topics and presenters include:

Student Outcomes and Workforce Policies by Hamp Lankford of UAlbany
Accountability Lessons From North Carolina by Helen F. Ladd of Duke University
Putting Policy Findings Into Practice by Jim Spillane of Northwestern University
Improving the Workforce in New York Urban Schools by Dale Ballou of Vanderbilt University
Use of Student Assessment Results by Richard Murnane and Nancy Sharkey of Harvard University
Using Information in Education Finance Decision-Making by Sharon S. Dawes and Tony Cresswell of UAlbany

When: Friday, March 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Where: Legislative Office Building, Roosevelt Hearing Room C

How: Attendance is free, though pre-registration is requested. Visit www.albany.edu/edfin or contact Barbara Downs at [email protected] or (518) 442-3398 for more information.

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