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Higher Achievement Featured with Senator Barbara Boxer and Governor Wise
Washington, DC – September 12, 2006: Higher Achievement graduate, Kristian Smith, 15, will speak on a panel alongside Senator Boxer and Governor Wise on September 13, 2006. Kristian Smith is attending Gonzaga College High School on scholarship, thanks to Higher Achievement.
Sponsored by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, this briefing will highlight best practices in education reform, detailed in a LCCREF report released that day. The briefing will include a live webcast from High Tech High in San Diego, California. The webcast can be viewed at http://realizethedream.civilrights.org/promising%5Fprograms/detail.cfm?id=19. Speakers included:
Moderator: Wade Henderson, Executive Director, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and Counselor, LCCREF
Presenters:
Washington, DC
- Senator Barbara Boxer, lead sponsor, Boxer-Ensign amendment to the ESEA
- Governor Bob Wise, President, Alliance for Excellent Education
- Jason Kamras, National Teacher of the Year and Teach For America alumnus
- Kristian Smith, student, Higher Achievement Program
San Diego, CA
- Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Founder and Chairman, QUALCOMM
- Larry Rosenstock, CEO, High Tech High
- Tuyaymya Osuna and Isaac Jackson, students, High Tech High
When: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Where: DirksenSenateOfficeBuilding – Room D-430
and live via webcast at
Time: 1 to 2:30 p.m.
About Higher Achievement
Higher Achievement works: grades improve, test scores improve, and academic behaviors improve. The program closes the achievement gap by offering motivated middle school students from under-served communities an opportunity-rich, nationally recognized year-round educational program from 5th – 8th grade. The program, held after school and during the summer, culminates in placement in a top high school program. Last year, Higher Achievement helped more than 300 children realize the power of their intellectual potential.
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The organization has received numerous awards, but the most important measure of success is the results achieved by the Higher Achievement scholars themselves. For the 2004-2005 academic year, 76% of Cs became Bs in reading. From 2003-2005, 75% of 8th grade scholars were placed in top high school programs.
Higher Achievement champions three principles: talent is everywhere, intellect is built through effort, and opportunities matter. They are central to our theory of change and the spirit of our operations, and for 30 years they have successfully transformed the lives of thousands.
Recent Awards include:
· 2006 JohnsHopkinsUniversity – Excellence in Summer Learning Award
· 2005 Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management
· 2005 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Award
· 2006 CharityWorks Partner
· 2005 Excel Leadership Award – Honorable Mention
· Accenture/ NPower Award for Innovation in Technology
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