Opening Address
Systematic Naturalistic Inquiry: Toward a Science of Performance Improvement
Anthony Bryk, President, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Welcome & Introduction: Larry Hedges, SREE President

Plenary
Research and Policy in the Obama Administration’s Education Agenda:
Bridging the Divide
Cecilia Rouse, Executive Office of the President, Council of Economic Advisers
Introduction: Geoffrey Borman, 2010 Conference Program Committee Chair

Keynote Address
From Research into Practice...and Policy
A. Thomas McLellan, Deputy Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Introduction: Robert Boruch, SREE Board Member

Panel
The Federal Role in Education: Perspectives from Policy Makers

• Moderator: Rebecca Maynard, SREE Vice President
• John Easton, Director, Institute of Education Sciences
• Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Acting Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation
• Peggy McCardle, Chief, Child Development and Behavior Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development