MEDIA ADVISORY: Nation’s Education Chiefs Convene for Annual Policy Forum

Contact:
Kadesha Washington, Communications Manager
kadeshaw@ccsso.org
202-336-7050

 


What:

“Seeing It Through: Solutions to High School Reform”  CCSSO Annual Policy Forum

When:

November 7- 9, 2003

Where:

Indianapolis, Indiana

Who:

Confirmed speakers:

  • Tom Vander Ark, Executive Director, Education,  Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Mel Levine, New York Times Best-Selling Author, A Mind At A Time, and Director of the Center for the Study of Development and Learning at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine
  • Dr. Betsy Rogers, National Teacher of the Year

Invited Guest:

  • U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige

CCSSO Distinguished Service Award:

  • Larry Lezotte, Author and Founder, Effective Schools Products, Ltd.
Why: The Annual Policy Forum is designed to bring Chiefs, Deputies, and other key stakeholders together to conduct business related to the Council and explore topics related to education.
Additional Information:

The Annual Policy Forum is open to the press and registration is required.

There will be a special press briefing scheduled for Sunday, November 9th.  Members of the press can expect to hear from state chiefs and CCSSO leadership, in a “Q & A” format.

Alternate contacts:

Patty Sullivan, Deputy Executive Director
pattys@ccsso.org

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