Louisiana Progress Press Advisory
Education Policy Forum:
Implications of Education Reform
Implications of Education Reform
For additional information please
contact Ryan West Ryan@louisianaprogress.org Phone: (225)955-0930
Louisiana Progress will host an education policy forum in Hammond on January 29th at 5:30 at the First Methodist Church. The focus of the forum is “How do we improve education for all children?”
WHAT: Education Policy Forum
WHERE: First
United Methodist Church
WHEN:Tuesday, January 29th,
2013 at 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
WHO: Moderator:
Christopher Tyson,
Louisiana Progress Board Member and Professor
at LSU Law School
Confirmed Panelists:
- Lottie Beebe, BESE Board Member
- Theresa Hamilton, CAO of the Tangipahoa School System
- Rep. John Bel Edwards, House Education Committee
- Rep. Chris Broadwater, House Education Committee
- Kevin Crovetto, Teacher
- Barbara Forrest, Southeastern Louisiana University Professor
- Lemar Marshall, Hammond City Councilman
- Karen Bell, Teacher
- James Kirylo, Southeastern Louisiana University Professor
- Ashley Walker, Principal at Westside Middle School
- John Ayers, Executive Director of the Tulane Cowen Institute
Louisiana Progress is inviting community leaders, families
participating in this school system, elected officials and clergy to attend and
learn more about the impact of education reform on schools, teachers and the families
in Louisiana.
Melissa Flournoy, Louisiana Progress
Board Chair stated,
“We hope to address some of the
challenges to implementation of the education reform legislation, implications
for the on-going desegregation case and opportunities for improving public
education. We are interested in framing a discussion that can be
thoughtful, thorough and constructive based on data and best practices."
The media will also be able to follow the event by following @LAProgress or using the hashtag #LAEduReform on twitter, and LAProgress on Facebook.
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organization which advocates for solutions to the policy challenges that
continue to shackle Louisiana
to the past. Louisiana Progress, the Coalition for Louisiana Progress, was
incorporated in 2005 as a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization supported by
foundation and individual donations.
P.O. Box 66377, Baton Rouge,
LA 70896
Website: www.louisianaprogress.org
Note: This forum is cosponsored by the Hammond Daily Star newspaper.
Dayne Sherman lives in
Ponchatoula and is the author of Welcome to the Fallen Paradise: A Novel. His website at
daynesherman.com.
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