ED TALKS: Renewing Public Education in Wisconsin

Madison Teachers, Inc. Solidarity Newsletter (PDF), via a kind Jeannie Bettner email:

The University of Wisconsin is sponsoring a free 10-day public event which is designed to engage educators and community members in a conversation about efforts to renew and reinvigorate education in Wisconsin. All sessions are in the evening. Program titles, presenters and locations can be found on MTI's website (www.madisonteachers.org) or by contacting your MTI Faculty Representative. This week's sessions are:

• Politics of School Choice in New Orleans & Milwaukee
  Gloria Ladson-Billings, Professor of Education, Moderator Monday, March 18, 7:00 p.m., Union South

• "The Finland Phenomenon: Inside the World's Most
  Surprising School System" Documentary Film Viewing & Discussion Tuesday, March 19, 7:00 p.m., Union South

• Higher Education Financing and Student Tuition Details Forthcoming (www.edtalkswi.org) Wednesday, March 20

• The Chicago Teachers Strike: Reframing Education
  Reform and Teacher Unions Sara Goldrick-Rab, Professor of Education, Moderator Thurs., March 21, 7:00 p.m., Wisconsin Idea Room

Related: www.wisconsin2.org

Much more on the Wisconsin School of Education, here.

Ed Talks notes and links.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 19, 2013 9:46 AM
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