Century Foundation Hosts Discussion: The Next Battle In The Voucher Wars

10/9/2002

From: Christy Hicks of the Century Foundation, 212-452-7723, e-mail: hicks@tcf.org

News Advisory:

What: THE NEXT BATTLE IN THE VOUCHER WARS: ALTERNATIVES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL REFORM? A "Policy in Perspective" Discussion

When: Friday, Oct. 18 - 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Where: The Century Foundation, 41 E. 70th Street, New York

Participants:

-- Richard Kahlenberg, senior fellow, The Century Foundation (TCF); author, All Together Now: Creating Middle Class Schools Through Public School Choice; executive director, TCF Task Force on the Common School

-- Gordon MacInnes, Assistant Commissioner for Education, State of New Jersey; former president, Citizens for Better Schools

-- James Traub, contributing writer, New York Times Magazine

R.S.V.P.: Laurie Ahlrich, ahlrich@tcf.org or 212-452-7722

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision permitting publicly funded school vouchers for private religious schools has energized voucher advocates and put new pressure on supporters of public schools to articulate alternatives. Can public school choice achieve the objectives of school vouchers in a way that avoids the pitfalls? Can New Jersey's program for reform of schools in high poverty districts provide a model for the country? Does the federal No Child Left Behind Act's emphasis on raising academic standards hold the answer? Please join us in a discussion of these issues.

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