Leaders’ Top 3 Education Issues in Rhode Island
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
This Friday, national and state education stakeholders will gather in Rhode Island to discuss what is being called the civil rights issue of the 21st century -- adequacy & equity in education.
Education leaders will be meeting for the symposium at Bryant University to discuss the relationship between education and the State Constitution, and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and participate in a dialog with speakers and panelists on topics and questions that will include the following:
● Does the current education system create inequities that are civil rights issues?
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST● Does the State Constitution reflect the needs of the education system?
● What are the national trends in high education standards and how do they differ from Rhode Island?
Today, GoLocal asks the educational experts on the panel what they each believe are the three issues facing education in the state.
See their answers below.
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On Friday November 22, the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership at Bryant University, the Latino Policy Institute of Roger Williams University, the Rhode Island Association of School Committees, the Providence Student Union, and RI-CAN: Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now will host Rhode Island leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors for a symposium on "the civil rights issue of the 21st century, adequacy and equity and the State of Education in Rhode Island."
Weighing in on the the "three biggest factors" facing education in the state today are symposium participatnts Gary Sasse, Founding Director of the Hassenfeld Institute for Leadership; Christine Lopes Metcalfe, Executive Director of RI-CAN; Anna Cano-Morales, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees, Central Falls Public Schools and Director, Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University; Tim Duffy, Executive Director, RI Association of School Committees; and Deborah Cylke, Superintendent of Pawtucket Public Schools.
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