Sponsored by Educational Testing Service, June 14, in Washington.
From the press release:
The symposium will concentrate on the following: * focus attention on the challenges, needs and opportunities facing young Black boys within the larger picture of black male achievement * illuminate the connections between early cognitive and social/emotional development and later readiness for success in school * examine the role of a high-quality, seamless PreK-3rd grade continuum of education in supporting black male achievement * identify promising, realistic policies and strategies to affect the path of the 3.5 million Black males under the age of 9