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Professor Kenneth Wong joined U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at a symposium on "Transforming Public Education" in the Peoria (IL) Civic Center on April 21, 2010. Attended by 500 policymakers and educators, the symposium focused on challenges and opportunities for states and districts as President Obama submitted his proposal for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Following Secretary Duncan's remarks, Professor Wong presented his research on urban school governance, innovation, and accountability. He then led and moderated an hour-and-a-half long panel discussion on urban school reform strategies that included the Secretary, Louisiana State Superintendent, mayors, and an urban school superintendent. View the symposium agenda.