CUBE Issues Forum & Congressional Luncheon
February 2 & 5, 2008
Washington, DC
The CUBE Issues Forum and Congressional Luncheon was held in conjunction with NSBA’s Federal Relations Network Conference in Washington, D.C. early February of this year.
At the 2008 CUBE Issues Forum on February 2, attendees participated in discussions on the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent 5-4 decision which struck down racial aspects of student assignment plans in Seattle, WA and Louisville, KY. Representatives from Jefferson County Public Schools, Seattle Public Schools, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund were present.
On February 5, CUBE members had the opportunity to discuss the education priorities for the second session of the 110th Congress with Senior Education Policy Advisor to Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy (D-MA), Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
Resources
- CUBE Issues Forum Agenda
[PDF 64,691kb]
Topics include racial aspects of student assignment plans and diversity...
- CUBE Congressional Luncheon Agenda [PDF 29,503kb]
Topics include education priorites scheduled for the second session of the 110th Congress and views on NCLB...
- 2008 Federal Relations Network (FRN) Brochure & Registration Form [PDF 1,020,707kb]
Includes hotel and registration information for the FRN Conference and CUBE early-bird programming in Washington, DC.
- Jefferson County Student Assignment Plan
[PPT 6,465,536kb]
Jefferson County's (Lousiville, KY) student assignment plan presented by Dr. Bernard Minnis.
- Fact Sheet: Jefferson County Student Assignment Plan [PDF 18,956kb]
Overview and background information of the Jefferson County (KY) student assignment plan.
- Seattle Public Schools Student Assignment Plan [PPT 362,496kb]
Seattle (WA) Public Schools student assignment plan presented by Gary Ikeda.
- Seattle Public Schools-Superintendent's Update [PDF 129,719kb]
Seattle Public School District's update on their student assignment plan given by the SPS Superintendent.
- Seattle School District Student Assignment Plan Framework [PDF 35,596kb]
Framewoork for the Seattle (WA) School District's student assignement plan.
- Looking to the Future: The History and Impact of the Parents Invovled Decision [PPT 1,792,000kb]
The NAACP Legel Defense Fund's (NY) presentation on student assignment plans given by Anurima Bhargava.