Fordham Institute President Chester Finn will be participating in?an education event in Atlanta one week from today -- on Monday, February 21 (Presidents' Day). The topic? ??Education Leadership for the 21st Century? ? in particular, the future of education leadership in Atlanta. (As you may know, Atlanta has been having some problems with education leadership lately.) The event is being sponsored by the Arthur M. Blank Foundation and the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Chester will serve as moderator for?the panel of four?-- ?Sarah Carr, Times-Picayune education reporter and Spencer Journalism Education Fellow; Andres Alonso, CEO, Baltimore City Public Schools; Gerard Robinson, Virginia Secretary of Education; and Mark D. Musick, President Emeritus, Southern Regional Education Board. That's a?terrific line-up?so?it should be a lively discussion of a topic that's important?to folks in?Atlanta and well beyond.
The event will be WEBCAST live. Tune in if you can!
--Amy Fagan