Washington
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC),
a
leading
voice
for
school
choice
in
the
Senate,
announced
the
full
agenda
for
“Choosing
Excellence:
A
Forum
on
the
Freedom
to
Choose
Academic
Excellence
for
Every
Child.”
The
daylong
forum,
held
on
February
9th
in
the
Hart
Senate
Office
Building
on
Capitol
Hill,
will
discuss
the
urgency
of
promoting
academic
excellence
for
every
child,
regardless
of
family
income,
socio-economic
status
or
background.
Choosing
Excellence:
A
Forum
on
the
Freedom
to
Choose
Academic
Excellence
for
Every
Child
PANEL
ONE:
Leading
the
Charge
for
Change
-
10:00AM
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
Congresswoman
Cathy
McMorris
Rogers
(R-WA)
Governor
Bobby
Jindal
(R-LA)
State
Senator
Larry
Grooms
(R-SC)
Moderator:
Dr.
Frederick
Hess,
Director
of
Education
Policy
Studies,
AEI
PANEL
TWO:
Stronger
Communities
through
Exemplary
Schools
-
11:00AM
Sister
John
Mary
Fleming,
Executive
Director
of
the
Secretariat
of
Catholic
Education
Dr.
Steve
Perry,
Founder
and
CEO,
Capitol
Preparatory
Schools
Nina
Ress,
President
and
CEO,
National
Alliance
for
Public
Charter
Schools
Moderator:
Robert
Enlow,
President
and
CEO,
Friedman
Foundation
for
Educational
Choice
KEYNOTE
LUNCHEON
-
12:00PM
Dr.
Rod
Paige,
Former
Secretary,
U.S.
Department
of
Education
PANEL
THREE:
The
Magic
Numbers,
What
Works
-
1:30PM
Kevin
P.
Chavous,
Executive
Counsel,
American
Federation
for
Children
Emily
A.
Kim,
Chief
Policy
&
Legal
Officer,
Success
Academy
Charter
Schools
Ann
Duplessis,
former
State
Senator
(D-LA)
Congressman
Luke
Messer
(R-IN)
Moderator:
Dr.
Frederick
Hess,
Director
of
Education
Policy
Studies,
AEI
PANEL
FOUR:
Marketing
Excellence
-
2:30PM
Senator
Lamar
Alexander
(R-TN),
Chairman,
Senate
Health,Education,Labor&Pensions
Committee
Ellen
Weaver,
President
and
CEO,
Palmetto
Policy
Forum
Dr.
Ximena
Hartsock,
Co-founder
and
President,
Phone2Action
Doug
Tuthill,
President,
Step
Up
for
Students
Moderator: Kara
Kerwin,
President,
Center
for
Education
Reform
“I
want
to
thank
our
partners,
the
American
Federation
for
Children
and
the
Friedman
Foundation
for
Educational
Choice,
and
our
outstanding
panelists
for
the
time
and
energy
they
dedicate
everyday
to
making
sure
our
nation’s
children
have
the
best
educational
opportunities
possible,”
Senator
Scott
said.
“I
look
forward
to
hearing
their
ideas
and
solutions
at
the
forum.”
“Choosing
Excellence”
is
sponsored
in
partnership
with
the
American
Federation
for
Children
and
the
Friedman
Foundation
for
Educational
Choice.
Logistics WHAT:
Senator
Tim
Scott’s
“Choosing
Excellence”
Forum
on
School
Choice WHEN:
February
9,
2015,
9:45AM-3:15PM WHERE:
Hart
Senate
Office
Building,
Room
902 Washington,
DC,
20510 RSVP:
Those
interested
in
attending
should
email
ChoiceForum@Scott.Senate.Gov,
or
call
Senator
Scott’s
office
at
(202)
224-6121.
Media
should
RSVP
to
scott_press@scott.senate.gov,
or
call
(202)
224-2718. |