4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Resolved: America Needs a 'Broader, Bolder'* Education Reform Strategy
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute invites you to the next "Great Education Debate" starring:
For the affirmative
Peter Edelman, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center and former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Marshall "Mike" Smith, Senior Advisor, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
For the negative
Douglas Besharov, Joseph J. and Violet Jacobs Scholar in Social Welfare Studies, American Enterprise Institute and former Director, U.S. Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
Eugene Hickok, Senior Policy Director, Dutko Worldwide and former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
No matter which side prevails, refreshments will be served following the debate.
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The debate will be held at:
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
1016 16th Street NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
This is the second in Fordham's "Great Debates" series on burning education issues of the day. We aim to bring some of the nation's foremost thinkers and advocates to help unpack the fundamental arguments surrounding these major challenges.
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RSVP to Christina Hentges at rsvp@edexcellence.net or 202-223-5452.