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Askwith Forum:Is There a Future for American Teacher Unionism?

January 22, 2015

Wednesday, JANUARY 28, 2015, 5:30-7PM

Speaker: Lily Eskelsen García, President, National Education Association (NEA)
Moderator: Paul Reville, Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration, HGSE
Panelists:
  • Celine Coggins, CEO, Teach Plus
  • Fernando Reimers, Ed.M.’84, Ed.D.’88, Ford Foundation Professor of Practice in International Education and Faculty Director, International Education Policy Program, HGSE

Lily Eskelsen García, the president of the nation’s largest teachers’ union, will discuss the future of teacher unionism in the United States. She will touch on current controversies including the anti-testing movement, the Common Core state standards and the Vergara case. She will comment on the education reform role of teachers’ unions and her agenda for leading the National Education Association. After her presentation, she will discuss these issues with a panel and the audience.


Location Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
Type of Event Discussion, Forum, Lecture, Question & Answer Session
Program/Department Alumni, AskWith Forum
Building/Room Askwith Hall
Contact Name Roger Falcon
Contact Email askwith_forums@gse.harvard.edu
Contact Phone 617-384-9968
Sponsoring Organization/Department Harvard Graduate School of Education
Registration Required No
Admission Fee This event is free and open to the public.
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