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Impact: Virgin Islands
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Policy Challenges Conferences
Policy Challenges Conferences: Bridging Research and Practice hosts regular events with targeted audiences around the Northeast and Islands Region to bring evidence to practitioners, from Institute of Education Sciences Practice Guides published by panels of experts to key findings from REL-NEI’s research staff. Table talks, Q&A with expert speakers, and breakout sessions all serve to advance the conversation and connect research to practice.
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Dropout Prevention: Keeping Our Kids in School (February 2010)
Co-hosted with the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education, this conference brought Dr. Russell Rumberger, Professor of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas to speak with U.S.V.I. education leaders and policymakers about policies and practices to keep students in school.
Dr. Rumberger presented six evidence-based recommendations for reducing dropout rates from the Institute of Education Sciences Practice Guide on Dropout Prevention. Following his presentation, key Virgin Islands stakeholders, including Gov. John P. deJongh, Jr. and Education Commissioner Dr. La Verne Terry, commented on the recommendations from the perspectives of U.S.V.I. policymakers and practitioners. |
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