Events Archive
November 15, 2000, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
U.S. Dept. of Education Teleconference : Creating High-Quality Preschool: New Ideas for Supporting Early Learning Programs
This live, interactive teleconference will focus on how schools and school districts can create and fund high-quality pre-school programs.
Sacramento, CA Sept. 18-20
Louisville, KY October 2-4
U.S. Dept. of Education's 7th Annual Regional Conferences on Improving America's Schools - Equity, Excellence, Partnerships: Making It Happen for All Children
The Seventh Annual Regional Conferences on Improving America's Schools, are the Department of Education's most in-depth and comprehensive conferences on education reform.
June 23-24, 2000
Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers Early Childhood Summit
The U.S. Department of Education hosted the Eager to Learn: Educating our Preschoolers Early Childhood Summit in Washington, DC, which was based on the National Research Council's forthcoming report, "Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers."
Friday, June 23, 2000, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
U.S. Dept. of Education Training Session:
How to Use the Compact for Reading Guide and the School-Home Links Reading Kit
The U.S. Department of Education in Washington D.C. is sponsoring a training session on how to use the Compact for Reading Guide and the School-Home Links Reading Kit. The materials are designed to help schools, families, and communities form and implement family/school compacts.
Tuesday, March 21, 2000, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
Satellite Town Meeting:
Nurturing Readers: Building and Sustaining Community Reading Programs
U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley will host a free, live, interactive teleconference, which will focus on evaluating community reading programs, building on evident strengths and setting short- and long-term goals.
Thursday, March 16, 2000, New Brunswick, NJ
15th Annual Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education
Learn how to begin or enhance your America Reads Challenge tutoring program by joining your colleagues at the 15th Annual Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education.
Multiple Dates and Locations
Improving America's Schools Regional Conferences
The Improving America's Schools Regional Conferences are the US Department of Education's most in-depth and comprehensive conferences on education reform. Improving children's literacy is one of the many priorities highlighted during the conference.
October 18, 1999, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. ET
Campus Community: Building Sustainable Literacy Partnerships Teleconference (no longer on-line)
How can you start a new literacy program for children or expand existing programs in your community? That's the focus of a teleconference (satellite and Internet) sponsored by the Department and the University of Vermont on Monday October 18, 1999. ![[EXIT]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081120153147im_/http://www.ed.gov/notices/disc.jpg)
July 26, 1999
America Reads Challenge President's Coalition Meeting
The America Reads Challenge office hosted members of the President's Coalition in Washington, DC. The meeting gathered more than 160 representatives from dozens of organizations.
April 26, 1999
Delivering Effective Tutor Training - An America Reads Tutoring Support Program(no longer on-line)
This originally aired as a free national teleconference sponsored by the US Department of Education and the University of Vermont. To order this video, call
September 18-19, 1998
The Reading Summit
The Department hosted the national Reading Summit in Washington, DC. The Summit gathered over 500 education leaders from across the country to focus on the urgent need to increase child literacy in America, including improvements in the teaching of reading.
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