U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, will host a roundtable on September 10 to discuss innovation in K-12 education aimed at improving student achievement. The event will feature panelists from across the country who will share their strategies for fostering success in the classroom and beyond.
The initiative comes in response to declining student performance nationwide. According to the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress, two-thirds of fourth and eighth graders are not proficient in reading. Additionally, nearly two-thirds of fourth graders and three-quarters of eighth graders fall below proficiency levels in math.
Panelists participating in the discussion include Amar Kumar, Founder & CEO of KaiPod Learning; Heidi Vasiloff, Academic Executive Director at Great Hearts Nova; Kelby Woodard, President & CEO of Cristo Rey Network; Ruben Morris, Founder of Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School; and Steve Grubbs, CEO & Co-Founder of VictoryXR.
The roundtable is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 3:00 PM ET/2:00 PM CT at the 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building. The event will be available for live streaming.
Interested attendees are encouraged to RSVP to Stephen Lewerenz at Stephen_Lewerenz@help.senate.gov.
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