Gathering Momentum:

Building the Learning Connection Between Schools and Colleges

Proceedings of The Learning Connection Conference Sponsored by The Institute for Educational Leadership The Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education National Conference of State Legislatures National Governors Association Education Commission of the States With Support from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

April 2002

A Report from The Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media The Institute for Educational Leadership The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education Gathering Momentum is based on the proceedings of The Learning Connection Conference, held at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, Kansas City, Missouri, June 27-28, 2001. This report is part of Perspectives in Public Policy: Connecting Higher Education and the Public Schools, a series co-sponsored by The Institute for Educational Leadership and The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. K-16 Report #02-01 ©2002 by The Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, The Institute for Educational Leadership, and The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education