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Democracy Forum
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Hon. Richard J. Riordan and the Board of Community Advocates together with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy invite you to join us and be a part of the discussion.
The Minority Education Achievement Gap:
A Provocative Look
Professor Abigail Thernstrom,
Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute in New York, vice-chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and co-author of No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning.
Professor Richard Rothstein, former national education columnist for the New York Times, senior correspondent of The American Prospect, and author of numerous books on charter schools, student achievement, public vs. private schools, and the black-white achievement gap.
Special Guest Shawn Arévalo McCollough, well-known education practitioner, who was recently recognized in Washington, DC by US Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings as a "Warrior for our Kids".
Moderated by Larry Mantle, host of AirTalk on NPR's KPCC.
Entire Seminar and Q & A to be broadcast the following week on KPCC's Airtalk (10-12AM every morning) on 89.3 KPCC-FM. Reception following Seminar.
R.S.V.P. by October 2, 2006
Call 213.623.6003 or e-mail: rsvp@cai-la.org
Made possible by generous grants from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and the Righteous Persons Foundation.
event_start: 2006-10-05 19:00:00
event_end: 2006-10-05 20:30:00
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link_external: Learn more about Community Advocates, Inc: www.cai-la.org
