Strengthening NYC’s public education system – Join us for a discussion Saturday

Education Voters is excited to join the Mission Society’s Community Conversations in Education Project – Summit on Innovation in Education this Saturday.  Please join us for a rich conversation featuring some of our city’s leading voices and minds in public education in a dialogue about the current state of our school system, promising educational innovations, and how we can work together to improve our educational landscape!

The Summit also gives us an opportunity to share with you the findings from Ed Voters’ latest report.  Last summer we set out to capture what New Yorkers had to say about NYC’s public school system. This “Blueprint for Education Reform” synthesizes the hopes, fears, priorities, and recommendations of hundreds of ordinary New Yorkers from all five boroughs, from high school students to senior citizens, and offers policymakers , educators and community members alike a community-driven road map for reform.

Community Conversations in Education Project’s Summit on Innovation in Education

Saturday, June 12, 12:00-4:00 p.m.

Scholastic Auditorium

557 Broadway, New York, NY

  • Panel: NY budget crisis, Race to the Top, charter schools, community engagement, teacher preparation and development, and current federal efforts to replace No Child Left Behind
  • Presentation: Primary Sources-results of the Gates Foundation and Scholastic Inc.’s survey of 40,000 teachers
  • Presentation: Green roof technology curriculum in the South Bronx

Other panelists include:

  • NYC Councilman Robert Jackson, Education Committee Chair
  • Dr. Sabrina King, Chief Academic Officer, NYC Dept. of Education
  • Dr. Edward Fergus, Deputy Director, NYU Metro Center for Urban Education
  • Dr. Evelyn Castro, Associate Dean, Long Island University School of Education

To RSVP, please email nyinfo@edvoters.org.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday. Come ready to learn, inquire and participate!

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