I'm Proud to Be Presenting at the National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators Annual Conference


I am pleased to be
presenting and making new friends at the National Association of Federal
Education Program Administrators Annual Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel
in Washington, DC. Yesterday, I was happy to present a preconference session on
“The Impact of Research from Education, Psychology, and Neuroscience on
Policies, Procedures, and Practices” with a group of state and district

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