 Mayors Summit on At-Risk Youth
Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay
Miami, FL
March 22-23, 2007
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Mayoral Best Practices on High School Dropout Prevention, Increasing
Graduation Rates and Job Readiness; and Gang Intervention and Gang
Violence Prevention
Download the Solicitation (5/14)
To follow up on The U.S. Conference of Mayors Summit on At-Risk Youth held in Miami, March 22-23, 2007, we are providing you with the link to access the April 2, 2007 US Mayor article on the Summit. Below are links to the PowerPoint presentations made at the meeting.
U.S. Mayor Article:
Conference President Palmer Leads At-Risk Youth Summit: Mayoral Leadership, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Quality Key to Closing Achievement Gap by Melissa Grothus
PowerPoint Presentations:
Russlynn Ali, Executive Director, Education Trust West: The Crisis Facing At-Risk Youth in America’s Public Schools: Problems and Solutions
Scott Decker, Ph.D., Director of Criminology and Criminal Justice for Arizona State University: Understanding and Responding to Gangs
Marty Bell, Deputy Superintendent, Jefferson County Public Schools and Michael Gritton, Executive Director, KentuckianaWorks: Converting Diplomas to Dollars: Strategies to Better Link Education and Workforce |
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