AGENDA

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Monday, February 17 

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION AND WELCOME RECEPTION                                         

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

DINNER AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS: RENEWING EDUCATION IN AMERICA
Opening Address: Jason Bedrick, Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy, The Heritage Foundation 
Keynote Address: Ryan Anderson, PhD, President, Ethics and Public Policy Center

Tuesday, February 18

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST                                               

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

SEMINAR 1A: PARENTAL CHOICE & RESPONSIBILITY 
 

SEMINAR 1B: TRUTH & GOODNESS
 

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.

BREAK

10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

SEMINAR 2A: TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY 
 

SEMINAR 2B: CHARACTER FORMATION 
 

12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS: RENEWING CIVIC EDUCATION
Wilfred McClay, PhD, Professor, Hillsdale College, and Author: Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story
 

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

SEMINAR 3A: ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 

SEMINAR 3B: CULTURAL TRANSMISSION 
 

3:45 p.m.

CLOSING REMARKS

4:00 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT

updated as of February 13, 2025