ESEA reauthorization is exciting, sure, but whatever comes out of the Senate won't be all that revolutionary. If you want to hear some really groundbreaking ideas on how our education system should work, highlight December 1, 2011 on your calendars. Right now. The Fordham Institute and the Center for American Progress are gathering some of the brightest minds in education reform and academia for an all-day extravaganza, ?Rethinking Education Governance for the 21st Century.? Nothing is off the table, as our expert panelists present and debate new original work on how to overhaul a system of governance stuck in the 19th century. And at lunch, Chris Cerf, head of the New Jersey Department of Education, will offer his own unique perspective, drawn from his time at the district, state, and federal education levels. For more info on what's on the agenda and to reserve your seat, be sure visit the event page.? See you then,
-The Education Gadfly