Symposium on Measuring Up 2004

Washington, D.C. -- On September 15, the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education will host a symposium at the National Press Club to discuss Measuring Up 2004: The National Report Card on Higher Education.

Measuring Up 2004 measures the nation's and each state's performance in providing education and training beyond high school. For the first time, this edition of Measuring Up will also highlight ten-year trends on higher education performance in the states.

WHAT:	Symposium on Measuring Up 2004: The National Report Card on Higher Education Measuring Up grades the states on their performance of higher education in five key public policy areas: college preparation, college participation, college affordability, college completion, and benefits to the state. Previous national and state-by-state results were released in Measuring Up 2002 and 2000.
WHEN:	Wednesday, September 15, 2004 9:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. EDT
WHERE:	Conference Rooms (Murrow, White, and Lisagor) National Press Club 529 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20045 202-662-7500
WHO:	Among the speakers at the symposium: Patrick M. Callan, president of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education The Honorable James B. Hunt Jr., chairman of the National Center's Board of Directors and former governor of North Carolina The Honorable Garrey Carruthers, vice chairman of the National Center's Board of Directors and former governor of New Mexico The Honorable Mark Warner, governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and chairman of the National Governors Association Charles E.M. Kolb, president of the Committee for Economic Development William T. Pound, executive director of the National Conference of State Legislatures Kati Haycock, director of The Education Trust Anthony Carnevale, senior fellow at the National Center on Education and the Economy

For more information, please contact the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education at (408) 271-2699.