

Past Event
RISE 2024
The Reagan Institute Summit on Education (RISE) brings together leaders and key stakeholders in the education community ...
Event Dates
Overview
The Reagan Institute Summit on Education (RISE) brings together leaders and key stakeholders in the education community – including members of Congress, leaders in the education sector, scholars, state Governors, business leaders, administration officials, and others – to assess the health of, and address the key issues in education in the United States. This year's summit will explore the theme "Empowering Every Learner" at the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington, DC.
RISE is dedicated to thoroughly examining pivotal education issues framed around the people we serve – students, their families, and the educator community.
Against the backdrop of a polarized educational landscape, RISE 2024 seeks to engage parents and families as partners in the education of our learners to co-create a more inclusive and responsive education system.
RISE aims to be an opportunity to engage in civil discourse where common ground can be explored, mutual goals identified, and steps forged to collaborate. RISE will elevate the conversation around education and work towards preparing our country’s next generation for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Sessions
RISE 2024: Fireside Chat - Governor Glenn Youngkin
RISE 2024: Panel 1 - Have We Reached the Low Watermark for Accountability in Education?
RISE 2024: Panel 2 - Skills vs. Knowledge in an Era of Career-Connected Learning
2024: Fireside Chat - Governor Kim Reynolds
Panel 3 - Thirty Years of School Choice and A New Era of Parent Voice
RISE 2024: Panel 4 - The Conversation Crisis: College Campuses and Civil Discourse
RISE 2024: Panel 5 - Intelligence Unleashed: The AI Enabled Classroom
RISE 2024: Fireside Chat - Governor Chris Sununu
RISE 2024: Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch
Speakers
President and CEO, Building Hope Holdings
William D. Hansen
Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia
Aimee Guidera
The Washington Post
Laura Meckler
North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kirsten Baesler
State Superintendent of Education - State of Mississippi
Carey Wright
The Hechinger Report
Nirvi Shah
n, President and CEO, Jobs for the Future
Maria Flynn
Commissioner of Education, State of Rhode Island
Angélica Infante-Green
Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Amy Loyd
former Governor of Massachusetts
Jane Swift
Marc A. Thiessen
Governor, State of Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Co-Founder, Bellwether
Andrew J. Rotherham
Indiana Secretary of Education
Katie Jenner
Co-Founder, Moms for Liberty
Tiffany Justice
President, National Parents Union
Keri Rodrigues
Managing Director, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Ralph Smith
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
Frederick J. Ryan
Editor-in-Chief, Inside Higher Ed
Sara Custer
President, University of Austin
Pano Kanelos
Director, Campus Free Expression Project, Bipartisan Policy Center
Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill
Chairman, Board of Regents, Texas Southern University
Brandon L. Simmons
President & CEO, American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Charles L. Welch
Jennifer Kingson
Head of Strategic Partnerships, Global Affairs, OpenAI
Lane Dilg
Managing Director, Innovation Strategy, ISTE + ASCD
Tara Nattrass
CEO, Code.org
Hadi Partovi
Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of North Carolina
Catherine Truitt
President and CEO, The Hunt Institute
Javaid Siddiqi
Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Jacqueline Coleman
Lieutenant Governor, State of Indiana
Suzanne Crouch