Abstract
Did you know . . .
. . . 54% of public school parents believe a college education is very important.
. . . 66% of public school Black parents believe a college education is very important.
. . . 62% of public school Hispanic parents believe a college education is very important.
. . . 44% of public school White parents believe a college education is very important.
. . . 54% of public school parents strongly agree that their child plans to attend college.
. . . 21% of public school parents believe it is very likely that they or their family will be able to pay for college for their oldest child.
. . . 64% of public school parents favor the federal proposal that community college should be free for students.
. . . 78% of public school Black parents favor the federal proposal that community college should be free for students.
. . . 73% of public school Hispanic parents favor the federal proposal that community college should be free for students.
. . . 53% of public school White parents favor the federal proposal that community college should be free for students.
. . . 20% of public school parents report that it is extremely likely that their child will have a better life than they have.
. . . 38% of public school Black parents report that it is extremely likely that their child will have a better life than they have.
. . . 42% of public school parents strongly agree that their child will find a good job one day.
. . . 61% of public school Black parents strongly agree that their child will find a good job one day.
. . . 7% of public school parents strongly agree that a high school graduate is ready for college.
. . . 11% of public school parents strongly agree that a high school graduate is ready for the world of work.
. . . 55% of public school parents believe it is very important for interested students in their community to learn about entrepreneurship and starting a business.
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March 2016
2-5
International European Council for High Ability Conference in Vienna, Austria. For more information, please visit http://www.echa2016.info/
3-4
North Carolina Association for Gifted and Talented Conference in Winston-Salem, NC. For more information, please visit http://www.ncagt.org/
10-11
National Curriculum Network Conference at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. For more information, please visit http://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/
14
Georgia Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention in Athens, GA. For more information, please visit http://www.gagc.org/
April 2016
7-11
The National Council on Measurement in Education Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit http://www.ncme.org/
8-12
American Educational Research Association Annual Convention and Exhibition in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit http://www.aera.net/
13-15
Young Child Expo & Conference in New York, NY. For more information, please visit http://www.youngchildexpo.com/
13-16
Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention & Expo in St. Louis, MO. For more information, please visit http://www.cec.sped.org/
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics Research Conference in San Francisco, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.nctm.org/Conferences-and-Professional-Development/Annual-Meeting-and-Exposition/
14-15
Montana Association of Gifted and Talented Education Annual Conference in Great Falls, MT. For more information, please visit http://www.mtagate.org/
15
Ottawa Area ISD Annual Gifted Conference presented in partnership with Michigan Association for Gifted Children at the Ottawa Area ISD-Educational Services Building, Holland. For more information, please visit http://www.oaisd.org/oaisd/departments/instructionalservices/giftedtalented/
15-16
New Jersey Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference in Somerset, NJ. For more information, please visit http://njagc.org/
15-17
Beyond IQ (BIQ) Boston in Boxborough, MA. For more information, please visit http://beyondiq.camp9.org/
Mensa Mind Games in Chicago, IL. For more information, please visit http://mindgames.us.mensa.org/
22
Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Conference at the University of North Carolina Wilmington Watson College of Education in Wilmington, NC. For more information, please visit http://uncw.edu/ed/aig/conference.html/
May 2016
18-21
The International Conference on Excellence, Creativity, and Innovation in Basic and Higher Education Conference in Rijeka, Croatia. For more information, please visit http://www.icieconference.net/index.php/icie-2016/
June 2016
29-July 3
American Mensa’s Annual Gathering in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit http://ag.us.mensa.org/
July 2016
2-6
The PG Retreat for families of profoundly gifted children in Colorado Springs, CO. For more information, please visit http://pgretreat.com/
10-15
Annual Confratute summer institute at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. For more information, please visit http://confratute.uconn.edu/
22-24
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) Annual Conference in Colonial Williamsburg, VA. For more information, please visit http://www.sengifted.org/
September 2016
21-24
Alabama Association for Gifted Children in Birmingham, AL. For more information, please visit http://www.alabamagifted.org/
29-October 1
Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented in Kensington, Sydney, Australia. For more information, please visit http://gtcasa.asn.au/conferences/
October 2016
10-11
Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented in Loveland, CO. For more information, please visit http://www.coloradogifted.org/conference/
13-14
Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted in Wisconsin Dells, WI. For more information, please visit http://www.watg.org/