Elected Officials and Educational Leaders to Conduct Town Hall Forum in Raleigh
Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) will be joined by a panel of elected officials and school leaders for a town hall discussion on the subject of K-12 education in Wake County and statewide. This is the second of two educational forums, the first of which attracted a crowd of more than 500 people in Charlotte last month.
WHO:
Darrell Allison, President of PEFNC
Daniel Coleman, President of the Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association
Malcolm Graham (D-Mecklenburg), NC State Senator
Keith Sutton, Member of the Wake County School Board
Gail Taylor, Executive Director of Carter Community School, Durham, NC; Vice President of the NC Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Patrick Wooden, Pastor,Upper Room Church of God in Christ, Raleigh, NC
Panelists will be available for interviews immediately following the event.
WHAT:
Panelists will explore the challenges of adequately educating all children, particularly low-income and minority students, whose performance scores reflect the state's troublesome achievement gap and high dropout rate. The town hall format will allow parents and community leaders to share ideas about K-12 education across all sectors--traditional public schools, public charter schools and nonpublic schools.
WHERE:
Peace College - Kenan Recital Hall
15 East Peace Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
Raleigh, NC 27604
WHEN:
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
For media contact the day of the event or to schedule an interview, please contact Traci Brown at 919-760-7167.
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