Gates Foundation Sponsored Forum: Austin
Monday, 07 February 2005
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Commissioner Shirley Neeley
CED, along with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Way of Texas, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the Texas High School Project joined to host local policy makers, business leaders, and educators for a February 7, 2005 Austin luncheon discussion on the importance of incentive pay in improving the performance of Texas schools.

The panel included remarks from

  • Dr. Shirley J. Neeley, Texas Commissioner of Education
  • The Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair of the Senate Education Committee
  • Steffen E. Palko, Vice Chairman & President, XTO Energy, Inc.
  • John Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, High School Projects, Community Foundation of Texas.

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CED, the Committee for Economic Development is an independent, nonpartisan organization for business and education leaders dedicated to policy research on the major economic and social issues of our time and the implementation of its recommendations by the public and private sectors.