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04/02/13

Chiefs to Meet with Chinese Policy Leaders in Boston

By Abby Hexter

Chiefs and state policy makers from 14 states are scheduled to participate in the US-CHINA Policy Leaders Dialogue:  Quality and Equity for All, held April 7 - 9, 2013, in Boston, Massachusetts.  Facilitated conversations will focus on issues of mutual concern including educator quality and under-achieving schools. Chinese Provincial Director Generals and Deputy Generals will be attending from 12 provinces and Shanghai and include:  Anhui, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanghai, Shanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang.

 

The meeting, hosted by Harvard University, and will provide and opportunity for policy leaders from both countries to:

  • Learn from one another on issues of common concern-educator quality and under-achieving schools
  • Visit school programs in the Boston area where outstanding practices are taking place and there is the opportunity to engage with students, teachers, principals and district leaders on these practices.
  • Strengthen current State-Provincial partnerships or creating future partnerships between states and provinces

 

For more information, contact Lois Adams-Rogers, loisar@consultant.ccsso.org.