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Community Development Events
2011 RAISE Texas Learning Forum and Summit
November 1–2, 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Hosted by
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and RAISE Texas
November 1: Learning Forum
Taking College Savings Accounts to Scale
This educational event addressed three critical problems facing Texas related to postsecondary education: the low rate of graduation from high school, the low number of students attending postsecondary institutions and the unacceptable rate of Texans completing a degree or certification. A number of financial options and potential solutions will be presented. All include starting savings accounts early in a child’s life. Examples of large-scale rewards and incentives from the public and private sectors were highlighted.
November 2: RAISE Texas Summit
Building a Savings Culture in Texas—Dreams Can Come True
This year’s RAISE Texas Summit focused on successful launches and expansions of savings products and programs and update efforts to build a savings revolution in Texas. Highlights included cutting-edge work on incentivized savings accounts, savings at tax time, children’s savings accounts, financial education and alternative small-dollar consumer loans.
About the Speakers
Agenda
November 1
Learning Forum: Taking College Savings Accounts to Scale
| 11:30 a.m. | Registration |
| Noon | Lunch and Welcome |
Texas High School Project John Fitzpatrick Texas High School Project |
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| 1:30 p.m. | An Overview of College Savings Accounts: Options and Choices |
| 2:00 p.m. | State Platforms for College Savings Accounts |
| Â | Creating and Testing Social Policy: Evidence from SEED for Oklahoma Kids Research Margaret Clancy Center for Social Development Washington University in St. Louis |
| Â | Taking College Savings Accounts to Scale Lynne Ward Utah Educational Savings Plan |
| Â | Texas 529 Plans Linda Fernandez Office of the Texas Comptroller |
| Â | OpportunityTexasâ?¢—Building a Strong Middle Class: The Role of College Savings Accounts Don Baylor Jr. Center for Public Policy Priorities |
| 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Municipal and Local Platforms |
| Â | The Kindergarten to College Program Megan McTiernan Thomson Family Foundation |
| Â | Citi, K2C and KIPP Partnerships Debbie Taylor Citibank |
| Â | Partnership for College Completion Karl Reid United Negro College Fund |
November 2
Summit: Building a Savings Culture in Texas—Dreams Can Come True
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome |
| Alfreda Norman Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
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| 9:05 a.m. | Video Premiere: Building a Savings Culture in Texas |
| 9:15 a.m. | The Balance Sheet Challenge Ray Boshara Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
| 9:40 a.m. | RAISE Texas Update Woody Widrow RAISE Texas |
| 10:00 a.m. | Campaign Success |
| Â | Child Support & Asset Building Demonstration |
| 10:30 a.m. | Community Tax Centers |
| Â | Lana Winfrey |
| Â | Karen Serna Foundation Communities |
| Â | Shari Flynn Lubbock Housing Finance Corporation |
| 11:15 a.m. | Access to Education |
| Â | OpportunityTexas™—College Access, Success, & the 82nd Legislature |
| Â | Smarter Texas Laura Ewing Texas Council on Economic Education |
| 11:45 a.m. | Small-Dollar Consumer Loan Alternative Products and Policies |
| Â | Payday Reform in the 82nd Legislative Session |
| Â | Community Loan Center: Affordable Small Dollar Loans Wendy Hanson United Way of Southern Cameron County |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| Â | Luncheon Address |
| 1:30 p.m. | RAISE Texas—Success Measures |
| Â | Building a Savings Culture in TEXAS: Dreams Can Come True |
| Â | Chad Klawetter NeighborWorks Waco |
| 2:00 p.m. | Opportunity Texas |
| Â | OpportunityTexasâ?¢ “Building a Strong Middle Class” |
| 2:40 p.m. | 2012 Action Plan |
| 3:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
