Changing Public Education from the Ground UP: The Network for Public Education

Written by Jack Hassard

On February 27, 2014

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NPEThe first conference of The Network for Public Education (NPE) will be held this weekend at the University of Texas.  NPE, formed by Diane Ravitch,  is an advocacy group whose goal is to protect, preserve, and strengthen public education.

The March 1 – 2 conference will include keynote addresses, panels and workshops. The conference press release, in part, gives an overview.

The NPE 2014 National Conference will feature a keynote address by education historian and best-selling author (and NPE President) Diane Ravitch. Chicago Teachers Union President, Karen Lewis and Texas school district Superintendent John Kuhn will deliver a joint conference address. A panel addressing the Common Core will feature American Federation of Teachers President, Randi Weingarten, blogger and education activist Anthony Cody, writer and researcher, Mercedes Schneider, teacher and blogger Jose Luis Vilson, Chicago teacher Paul Horton, and early-childhood education expert Geralyn Bywater McLaughlin.

The Network for Public Education national conference will meet in Austin, Texas, on Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2.

Although I won’t be able to attend the conference, it is one of the most important gatherings of education activists, researchers, teachers, administrators, and bloggers, and

We can join the conference by lifestream.

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