On Wednesday, March 23, 2016, Fordham president Mike Petrilli will be in Columbus to discuss his new book, Education for Upward Mobility. In it, more than a dozen contributors work to answer fundamental questions: How can we help children born into poverty transcend their disadvantages and enter the middle class as adults? And in particular, what role can our schools play?
Mike will be presenting the answers he gleaned from work on the book and we will be convening a wide-ranging panel of Ohio stakeholders in education, human services, and government to respond to both the questions and the answers presented.
Wednesday, March 23
9:00 – 10:30 am
Chase Tower
100 E Broad Street
Sixth Floor - Conference Room B
Columbus, OH 43215
PANELISTS:
- John Corlett - President and Executive Director, The Center for Community Solutions
- Steve Dackin - Superintendent of School and Community Partnerships, Columbus State Community College
- The Honorable Bill Patmon - Ohio House of Representatives, District 10
MODERATOR:
- Mary Mogan Edwards - Education reporter, The Columbus Dispatch
For more information on the book – including chapter topics and contributors – click here.
To register for the event, click here.
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The “No Child Left Behind” era ended in December 2015 with the signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). What will accountability look like in this new era? Every state now has broad latitude to decide that for itself. On Thursday, April 14, 2016, ten statewide education policy groups will collaborate to present a live webinar to help answer that question for Ohio.
Topics for discussion will include:
- What are the key elements to effective stakeholder engagement as recognized by the many stakeholder groups represented in Ohio?
- How can state and local stakeholders, particularly those from the most underrepresented areas, positively influence the decisions and changes that the Ohio Department of Education and districts will make as part of ESSA implementation?
- How will Ohio ensure that all of its students have the resources and tools necessary to succeed, particularly for the most vulnerable populations including English learners, low income students, rural students, at-risk students, and students with disabilities?
Presenters include Lonny Rivera (Ohio Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction) and Bob Wise (former governor of West Virginia and current president of the Alliance for Excellent Education). Panelists include Chad Aldis (Thomas B. Fordham Institute), Denise Baba (Streetsboro City Schools Board of Education), Marsha Mockabee (Urban League of Greater Cleveland), Superintendent Michael Tefs (Wooster City Schools), and Kay Wait (Toledo Public Schools). The session will be moderated by Brad Mitchell (Battelle for Kids).
Click HERE for more information!
Click HERE to register!
