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BHEF In the News
"An American Imperative" Report Issued
Congressional Briefing
On Wednesday, July 11, BHEF held a congressional briefing on An American Imperative followed by a panel discussion among experts. The event focused on the report’s federal recommendations. Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY), Chair and Ranking Member for the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions, respectively, co-sponsored the event, along with the TAP Coalition. To learn more about the event click here.
Photos from the release of An American Imperative at the National Press Club, Monday June 11, 2007
 (left to right): Moderator Virginia B. Edwards, Education Week and Panelists Carl Kohrt, Battelle; Mary Ann Rankin, The University of Texas at Austin; Sean O'Keefe, Louisiana State University; Gerald Wheeler, National Science Teachers Association; Brian Fitzgerald, Business-Higher Education Forum |
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 (left to right): Panelists Mary Ann Rankin, The University of Texas at Austin; Sean O'Keefe, Louisiana State University; Gerald Wheeler, National Science Teachers Association |
 (left to right): Irwin Kra, Math for America; Herb Allison, TIAA-CREF; Richard Herman, University of Illinois |
 (left to right): Moderator Virginia B. Edwards, Education Week and Panelists Carl Kohrt, Battelle; Mary Ann Rankin, The University of Texas at Austin |
 (left to right): Chris Roe, Paul Massey, Nancy Kuhn, and Brian Fitzgerald, Business-Higher Education Forum |
 Brian Fitzgerald, Business-Higher Education Forum |
 Bill Swanson, Raytheon |
 Sean O'Keefe, Louisiana State University |
 An American Imperative report and UTeach Brochures |
