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The Future of Public Education and the Challenges Ahead • Free Online Program at The Chautauqua Institution


On August 4th and August 6th from 12:30 – 1:30 EST, I will be leading a virtual porch discussion for the Chautauqua Institution on “The future of public education and the challenges ahead.” These virtual sessions are free to the public and we hope you are able to join in on the conversation.  

Registration and Access

To access the virtual porches, signup here and click “Login” to create your account. Once you have logged in, you will be able to view the schedule.

In addition to the virtual porches, you can participate in the Chautauqua Lecture Series this year free of charge by signing up at https://assembly.chq.org.  The week of August 3, there will some fantastic speakers, including Sir Ken Robinson on Monday morning.

Provided below is more information on next week’s theme.

Week Six Theme: Rebuilding Public Education

In this week, we take a comprehensive view of the cradle-to-college pipeline and look beyond the 2020 election to ask how we build more integrated and equitable public schools and best prepare our children for careers and as citizens in a rapidly changing world.

  • With a growing shortage of credentialed teachers, how do we recruit and keep the next generation of educators?

  • How do we navigate what has become one of the most contentious debates in education today and evaluate the impact of charter schools and vouchers in American communities?

  • What does the recent college admissions cheating scandal tell us about how parents, students, and society-at-large view the purpose of secondary education?

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