About the Program
Please join us for a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about improving the nation’s education system. Secretary Duncan will talk with PPIC President Mark Baldassare about a variety of critical education issues, including the importance of early learning, the coalition of California school districts seeking a federal waiver from No Child Left Behind, and the future of higher education.
Agenda

4:45 p.m. Registration begins
5:00 p.m. Reception
(refreshments provided) 6:00 p.m. Opening Remarks
Donna Lucas, founder and CEO, Lucas Public Affairs
6:05 p.m. Presentation
Margaret Weston, research fellow, PPIC
6:10 p.m. Conversation and Q&A
Arne Duncan, secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Mark Baldassare, president and CEO, PPIC
7:00 p.m. Adjourn