“CER At 20” October 9th DC Conference Features Stellar Lineup Of 25 Reformers Addressing Major K-12 Education Issues
CER Press Release
Washington, DC
August 6, 2013
Event Will Offer Lessons from the Past, Dissect Today’s Headlines, Chart Pathways to Future
When the Center for Education Reform (CER) marks its 20th anniversary Wednesday, October 9th at the Washington Hilton, there will be an evening gala to celebrate two decades of achievement. But consistent with the organization’s emphasis on lasting school improvement, “CER at 20” will also feature substance, including a day-long conference with 25+ reformers addressing major K-12 education issues past, present and future.
“There is much to celebrate in the progress of school reform over the past 20 years, but there is also much more to do,” said Jeanne Allen, CER Founder and President, who will preside at the conference. “The purpose of ‘CER at 20’ is to look at the path breaking accomplishments of school reform leaders from the past two decades, and to apply the lessons learned from their work to what can be done today and tomorrow.”
In addition to a luncheon panel on the origins of state-based school reform, there will be morning and afternoon sessions at the conference focusing on questions such as:
• Whatever became of the Annenberg Challenge in Chicago?
• How did charter school laws across the nation really get started?
• Will the real grassroots leaders for school reform please stand up?
• Has the “complexion in the room” of school reform changed and what does that mean for equity and choice for children?
The complete line-up of the “CER at 20” October 9th conference is at: https://staging.edreform.com/about/events/20th-anniversary/conference/panels-and-speakers/
Sponsors of CER at 20 as of today include the Challenge Foundation, Charter Schools USA, K12 Inc., Connections Education, GSV Advisors, Educational Ventures Inc., Friendship Public Charter Schools, National Heritage Academies, The Klinsky Family Charitable Fund, National Charter School Institute, the Michael R. and Ellen C. Sandler Family Foundation, and Jeff and Janine Yass. Additional sponsors are encouraged and information on sponsoring or attending the October 9, 2013 CER 20th Anniversary Conference and Gala at the Washington Hilton is available at events@staging.edreform.com. Registration is available online via PayPal at www.staging.edreform.com/about/events/20th-anniversary/tickets/
