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Talk on Public Education Reform

Posted Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 2:37 pm ET

The Education Justice Committee of the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood is pleased to present a talk by noted public school advocate Jan Resseger:

Speaker: Jan Resseger, public education advocate, speaker and blogger based in Cleveland, Ohio

Topic: "What Is Wrong with the Conventional Wisdom About Public School Reform? Why Should We Care? What Can We Do About It?"

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• How have 25 years of misguided policy left us where we are today?

• How does the narrative of the American Dream shape the way we design public policy?

• How can we refocus our thinking and our actions to reflect values that we affirm?

Date/Time: Friday evening February 7th, 2014

Location: Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ

Cost: Free

The public is welcome. Questions and discussion will follow the presentation.

Hearty refreshments will be served.

Child care available with 2 weeks notice; contact Carol Loscalzo by Jan. 24, closcalzo2@aol.com.

For more info, call the USR office at 201-444-6225 or visit www.uuridgewood.org.

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