School, union, and community leaders will have the opportunity to get to know leaders of EdWorks, First Things First, and the Institute for Student Achievement. These are intermediaries that have transformed urban high schools to improve graduation rates in other cities.

This session will be conducted by EdWorks.

EdWorks (http://www.edworkspartners.org/)
EdWorks Model for High School improvement gives educators at the state, district, and school level, the tools, training, and technical assistance to:

• Boost high school graduation rates
• Increase the quality, energy, and achievement in the classroom
• Improve student performance on required exams
• Make high school courses more relevant to student interests and career aspirations
• Provide high school students additional opportunities to earn college credits
  

Lawrence Tech University

21000 West Ten Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM (ET)

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United Way for Southeastern Michigan

United Way brings communities together to focus on the most important needs in the community -- building partnerships, forging consensus and leveraging resources to make a measurable difference. If it requires fundraising, going to Congress, or just getting people to work together, that's what we do. We look at root causes - it's not enough to feed a hungry family, we look to change the conditions that led to hunger in the first place.