Elected Officials Debate Education Challenges

Forum will feature leading former and current state lawmakers on enacting laws

WASHINGTON, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for Education Reform (CER) will host a bipartisan forum to address why progress is and in some cases is not being made in efforts to create strong charter school laws. Participants are accomplished leaders from six states who will discuss their own unique charter school stories and give behind-the-scenes details of the battles they have fought or are still fighting -- to achieve success.

WHEN:
Monday, June 2, 2008
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

WHERE:
Marriott at Metro Center
Salons C, D & E
775 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C.

WHO:
Robert Ehrlich, Former Governor, Maryland
Kevin Chavous, Former DC City Council Education Chair
Eugene Hickok, Former Deputy Secretary of Education and State Education
Secretary, Pennsylvania
Rodney Hubbard, Missouri State Representative
John Legg, Florida State Representative
Amy Edmonds, Wyoming State Representative
Jeanne Allen, President, The Center for Education Reform

The Center for Education Reform drives the creation of better educational opportunities for all children by leading parents, policymakers and the media in boldly advocating for school choice, advancing the charter school movement, and challenging the education establishment. The Center for Education Reform changes laws, minds and cultures to allow good schools to flourish.

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Source: Center for Education Reform

CONTACT: Todd Lamb, +1-301-986-8088, for the Center for Education
Reform

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