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Convergence: U.S. Education Policy 50 Years After the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965

Sun, April 10, 10:35am to 12:05pm, Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Room 146 B

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This panel will explore the theme of “convergence” in U.S. education policy since the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Higher Education Act (HEA) in 1965. Papers are drawn from a book project under contract at Harvard Education Press. At the beginning of the twenty-first century a variety of economic, demographic, and technological factors are transforming K-12 and higher education and—with the help of federal policy—tearing down the high walls that have long separated the two sectors. K-12 and higher education are inextricably connected and we need to better understand that connection—what it means for students and their families, for educational institutions, for the workforce, and for our society and world.

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