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PARCA 2022 Annual Forum-Realizing Our Potential: A Plan for Reading & Math
PARCA's Annual Forum will explore the reading and math challenges facing the state, and the role you can play in changing the narrative.
By Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama
When and where
Date and time
Friday, March 11, 2022 · 8:45am - 1pm CST
Location
The Harbert Center 2019 4th Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203
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About this event
Alabama students rank last in math and 47th in reading. Such was not always the case. Through the first years of this century, Alabama students showed growth in both subjects, culminating with Alabama 4th grade reading scores matching the national average in 2011. However, in the decade since, we have seen a steady downward drift.
What happened? How can we chart a course toward a better future? How is the Alabama Literacy Act refocusing efforts to teach reading? What can we do about math? These questions shape PARCA’s 2022 Annual Forum.
On March 11, state and national experts, policymakers, and educators will explore the reading and math challenges facing the state, efforts to change the trajectory – including the Alabama Literacy Act, and the role Alabama’s business, civic, and political leaders can play in changing the narrative.
Governor Kay Ivey will provide our keynote luncheon address.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Dr. Eric Mackey, Alabama State Superintendent of Education
- Steve Leinwand, American Institutes for Research
- Dr. Laura Woolf, Voyager Sopris Learning
- Dr. Cassandra Wheeler, Voyager Learning/Sopris
- Dr. Carey Wright, Mississippi State Superintendent of Education
- Bonnie Short, Alabama Reading Initiative, ALSDE
- Sandy Ledwell, Alabama Math and Science Technology Initiative, ALSDE
- Taajah Witherspoon, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Javonda Stonewall, Bluff Park Elementary School
- Ann Dominick, Mathematics Education Consultant
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Public Affairs Research Council of AlabamaThe Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to inform and improve state and local government, schools, and nonprofits through independent, objective, nonpartisan research and analysis.