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Urban League Education Luncheon Thursday, September 16, 2010
Next Wednesday, September 22, we’re hosting an exciting and informative luncheon for Urban League of Greater Chattanooga here at 55. E Main Street. After an 11:30am lunch, there will be an in-depth discussion focused on the Urban League’s Equity and Excellence Project featuring informed voices from across the nation.
“The destiny of our people, our community, and in fact this nation depends on all children reaching their greatest potential, especially as it relates to post-secondary success,” says Warren E. Logan Jr., President & CEO of Urban League of Greater Chattanooga and a presenter at next Wednesday’s luncheon. “As Common Core standards are being rolled out, we need to engage ourselves in the hard work of interpreting, communicating and designing strategies to achieve community understanding to ensure that the promise and intended impact is fully realized.”
The luncheon will also feature presentations from Dr. Michael Nettles, Senior Research Director of the Policy Evaluation and Research Center in the Research and Development Division at Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, NJ; and Dr. Edmund W. Gordon, the John M. Musser Professor of Psychology, Emeritus at Yale University, Richard March Hoe Professor, Emeritus of Psychology and Education and Director of the Institute of Urban and Minority Education (IUME) at Teachers College, Columbia University.
This is a free event, but please RSVP by September 20 to Keesha Marshall at kmarshall [at] ulchatt [dot] net or 423-756-1762. Other sponsors include Tennessee Urban League Affiliates, Educational Testing Service, National Urban League, and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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