SXSWedu 2013 Program Book
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66 SXSWedu 2014 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm Wendy Kopp CEO, Teach for All Jack Andraka Student Scientist There Are No Silver Bullets in Education 12:00pm –1:00pm The Virtual Human Right 10:30am –11:30am Wendy Davis Texas State Senator Great Schools: A Vision for the Future 3:00pm – 4:00pm Wednesday Featured Sessions • ACC Room 18 Over her 25 years in education, Teach For America founder Wendy Kopp has heard it all: vouchers are the key to education success! No, no, it's charter schools. Or smaller class size. Or a computer for every kid. In this presentation, the Teach For All CEO argues there are no silver bullets or shortcuts to solving the entrenched problem of edu- cational inequality, a problem that's pervasive around the globe. If we want a real revolution in education, we need to cultivate a generation of leaders who have first-hand classroom experience and understand how to help our most marginalized children reach their full potential. The access to scientific information is a necessity for progress in our society. However, over 90% of all scientific journals are locked tightly behind paywalls. In this talk, young cancer researcher Jack Andraka tells his story of finding a new way to detect pancreatic cancer and his current fight for open access scientific publishing and internet access: the virtual human right. Texas State Senator Wendy Davis rose to national prominence in June 2013 for an 11-hour filibuster against legislation that is harmful to women's health. Before that, in 2011, Senator Davis fili- bustered a budget that cut state education funding by $5.4 billion. On October 3, 2013, Senator Davis announced her candidacy for governor of Texas. Join Senator Wendy Davis to learn more about her personal educational journey, the challenges facing Texas's growing education system and her vision for the future of Texas education.