16 April 2011

Are Local School Boards Vital in 21st Century America?

On Tuesday, 26 April, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute will be hosting a presentation, “Are Local School Boards Vital in 21st Century America?” The event is designed to be a lively debate about the role of school boards in today’s - and in tomorrow’s - public education system.

Panelists include Anne L. Bryant, Executive Director, National School Boards Association; Christopher S. Barclay, President, Montgomery County Board of Education, Maryland; Chester E. Finn, Jr., President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute; and Gene I. Maeroff, Founding Director, Hechinger Institute, Teachers College, Columbia University and author of School Boards in America: A Flawed Exercise in Democracy.

The event, scheduled to run from 4:00 to 5:30 PM, will be webcast live on the Thomas B. Fordham Institute website.

For more information, please visit:

Thomas B. Fordham Institute: Are Local School Boards Vital in 21st Century America?

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