I was honored to be selected today to attend and present at the Improving Education through Accountability and Evaluation: Lessons from Around the World conference sponsored by the Istituto Nazionale per la Valutazione del Sistema Educativo di Istruzione e Formazione (INVALSI); the University of Maryland School of Public Policy (UMD); the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM); the Ministero dell’ Istruzione dell’ Università e Ricerca; and the European Commission Directorate-General of Employment, Social Affairs in Rome, Italy, October 3-5, 2012. I will discuss the At-Risk Student Averse research published in Journal of Educational Administration.