Focus: Historical review of the impact of public education policies (e.g. facilities, salaries, curricula) during the era of school segregation, together with a case study of a public secondary school.

5:00 p.m. Dinner (for selected guests)

6:30 Keynote Speaker – Peter Wallenstein, History Dept., College of Art & Sciences

7:15 Case Study - Christiansburg Institute – "Separate But Equal"

7:30 Reactors – To be Announced

7:50 Audience Participation

8:30 Close

Focus: Review of the impact of education policies on public schooling during the transition period between segregation and desegregation, and identify the lessons learned about the challenges of achieving equity and excellence for all segments of the population.

5:00 p.m. Dinner (for selected guests)

6:30 Keynote Speaker – Dr. Andrew Lewis

Title:

7:15 Case Study - Christiansburg Institute – "The Struggle for Desegregation"

7:30 Reactors – To be Announced

7:50 Audience Participation

8:30 Close

Focus: Examine contemporary education policies and practices – discipline, curriculum, assessment and public school choice –in terms of their impact on and relationship to public schooling in an era that some have characterized as re-segregation.

5:30 p.m. Reception

6:30 Keynote Speaker – Wayne Harris (Invited)

Title:

7:15 Case Study - Christiansburg Institute – "Lessons Learned"

7:30 Reactors – Terry Arbogast, Jean Crockett, Lawrence Cross

8:15 Audience Participation

9:00 Close