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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Brian P. Cory Tenafly High School Tel: 201-816-6604 Fax: 201-871-9184
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT Illuminating the Current Landscape of Education & Igniting its Future Trajectory
Tenafly, New Jersey, March 24, 2009 – Tenafly High School will host a landmark evening of conversation with a panel of some of the greatest thinkers in education. This unprecedented panel will offer President Obama recommendations for shaping the future of education. The panel will be comprised of Maurice Elias, Jenifer Fox, Andy Hargreaves, Gerry House, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Robyn R. Jackson, Linda Lantieri, Deborah Meier, Stephanie Pace Marshall, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Grant Wiggins, Judy Willis, and Patricia Wolfe. The evening’s conversation will be moderated by WABC news anchor, Lori Stokes.
The event will be a filmed, invitation-only gathering and will offer attendees the opportunity to hear the insights and perspectives of the extraordinary panel. The panel will convene for four hours, 6 PM – 10 PM EST. During this time the panel members will discuss broad agendas such as imagining and integrating new pathways or delivery systems to prepare students to be contributing global citizens and future leaders, enhancing and reshaping our present system of schooling, urgently encouraging the exploration of new frontiers in learning and teaching, and making other audacious recommendations to President Obama.
In these times of financial constraints in public education and our economy at large, the panel members were asked directly for their willingness to make their way to Tenafly, New Jersey in the absence of any funding for this project. This generous “giving” by each of the panelists speaks not only about their devotion to the field of education and the children in our schools, but also about how important this conversation is for our country.
The evening is designed to illuminate the impact of educational trends on society - past and future - and to ignite the renewal of education and the renewal of America. This event will support our new story.
For additional information on DEAR MR. PRESIDENT – Illuminating the Current Landscape of Education & Igniting its Future Trajectory, contact Brian P. Cory at bcory@tenafly.k12.nj.us or visit the district’s homepage at www.tenafly.k12.nj.us.
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