Coming August 25th ........
Back to Reform School: A Conversation
It seems that every generation experiences a “crisis” in public education and an attendant cry for “reform”. Some of us may recall the various reform efforts after the Sputnik scare, the “Why Johnny Can’t Read?” scare, the “A Nation at Risk” scare and the Bush administration’s reform efforts called “No Child Left Behind”. Our August 25th program focuses on the Obama administration’s “Race To The Top” $4.3 billion dollar controversial effort to “improve” our nation’s public school system.
On Wednesday, August 25th, we welcome Dr. Jim Taylor from the University of San Francisco who will discuss the pros and cons of the RTTP program and will share his own analysis of its effectiveness. We also welcome Randy Dorn, Washington State's Superintendent of Public Instruction, who will discuss how Washington State's education reform efforts line up with RTTP. At the end of the presentations, the speakers wil be joined by Greg Baker, the new Superintendent of the Bellingham School District and Linda Quinn the Superintendent of the Ferndale School District, for a frank and informative conversation on the topic.
Founded in 1993, the Bellingham City Club is a non-partisan civic organization with 384 members that fosters dialogue and debate on important issues facing our community. The Club meets for lunch at noon on the 4th Wednesday of every month at Northwood Hall (3240 Northwest Avenue, Bellingham, WA). Note: due to the length of this program, the buffet lunch will start at 11:45, the program will start at 12:20 and end at 1:30. Lunch costs $11 for members and $16 for non-members. All of the Club’s meetings are open to the public.
All of the Club's meetings are open to the public
Bellingham City Club
P.O. Box 964
Bellingham, WA 98227
www.cityclubonline.com
For more information, contact: Chuck Foster, 360.671.5394, cpfskylane@aol.com
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