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PPL&C
QEM recognizes the enormous potential of public policy to achieve quality education for children and youth who have been historically underserved by the educational system. Therefore, QEM seeks to bring clarity and focus to issues of public policy as they affect these children and youth by (1) serving as a credible resource for background information and current thinking on educational issues and their implications for minorities; (2) highlighting exemplary models that demonstrate quality education at work; (3) keeping a constant focus on the most critical issues through forums, conferences at the state and national levels, issue papers, and reports; and (4) advocating for the inclusion of minorities in the dialogue on educational issues, particularly with parents in low-income communities. Our aim is to create more effective policy as well as a vehicle for action that leads to quality education for minorities. Specific strategies include: • CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS such as the Annual Mathematics, Science, and Engineering (MSE) Network Conference and various QEM MSE Technical Assistance Workshops that bring together scientists and educators from across the country to focus on strategies and exemplary models that work in providing quality MSE education for minorities. The 15th Annual QEM/MSE Network Conference took place in Washington, DC, on February 24-25, 2006. |
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