UPCOMING EVENTS
September 19-22, 2010: Kevin Quigley, President/CEO of the National Peace Corps Association
October 4, 2010: General John Mulholland on Afghanistan
October 8, 2010: Diverse Judiciary, Charleston, SC
November 7-15, 2010: APEC in Yokohama, Japan
January 10, 2011: Wilkins Legislative Award Dinner, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
February 17-18, 2011: Third Annual Law and Society Symposium: The First Amendment
Check our calendar for all events at the Riley Institute including the Diversity Leaders Initiative and the Center for Education Policy and Leadership
SPOTLIGHT
New Dropout Prevention Section
Available from WhatWorksSCsm!
The Dropout Prevention section of WhatWorksSCsm, which ties key strategies identified in the Riley Institute at Furman’s groundbreaking Hewlett study to some of the best dropout prevention initiatives in South Carolina, is now available.
Contents include an expert report co-authored by Dr. Terry Peterson, former deputy U.S. Secretary of Education under Secretary Richard W. Riley and Senior Fellow and Director of the Community Learning Network at the College of Charleston, and Dr. Jay Smink, Executive Director of the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network; a case study of Baptist Hill High School; and an evolving clearinghouse of other promising dropout prevention initiatives.
“Until we reduce the number of these dropout factories and tackle the dropout crisis head on, South Carolina will be perpetually behind in educating its students, creating well-paying jobs, developing its economy, and succeeding as a state in today’s global marketplace.”
— Dr. Terry Peterson, Senior Fellow at the College of Charleston and 2010 winner of the William White Education National Achievement Award from the C.S. Mott Foundation
About the Riley Institute's Hewlett study and WhatWorksSCsm: In 2005 and 2006, with a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Riley Institute at Furman conducted the largest ever study of public education in South Carolina. “In Their Own Words: A Public Vision for Educational Excellence in South Carolina” details key strategies for creating world-class schools in South Carolina, derived from 3000 focus group hours with more than 800 stakeholders. WhatWorksSC ties those strategies to a number of initiatives to serve as a resource for educators, students, the community and policy makers in South Carolina.
An article announcing the release of the Dropout Prevention Strategies section: The Post and Courier
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