Moving Illinois Forward:

Union League — Chicago, Illinois

Tentative Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 ................ Breakfast and welcoming comments

• Ken Swanson, President IEA
9:00 - 9:45 ................ Comparison of Illinois Economy to National Economy
• Fred Giertz — Institute of Government and Public Affairs, U of I
9:45 - 10:30 .............. How Other States are Addressing Their Current Economic Challenges
• Jon Shure — Center for Budget Policies and Priorities
10:30 - 10:45 ............ Break
10:45 - 11:30 ............ Job Creation in Illinois In Light of the State, Regional, National and Global Economies
• Richard Longworth — Chicago Council on Global Affairs
11:30 - 12:30 ............ Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 .............. Education: An Investment in Quality Job Growth
• Robert Reich — University of California, Berkeley
1:30 - 2:15 ................ Quantifying Education’s Return on Investment
• Ralph Martire — Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
2:15 - 2:30 .............. IEA’s “Save Our Schools” Initiative and the Future of Illinois’ Economy
• Ken Swanson

The registration fee will be $25 (fee waived for IEA members)
— sent to Sue Anderson (Sue.Anderson@ieanea.org), IEA,
2230 Point Blvd, Suite 400, Elgin, IL 60123. The event will be
at the Union League in Chicago, 65 West Jackson Blvd, I L L I N O I S E D U C AT I O N A S S O C I AT I O N - N E A
Chicago, IL 60604-3598. w w w. i e a n e a . o r g