National Action Network’s Annual Convention | April 1 - 4, 2009

Event: National Action Network’s Annual Convention

Fee: Free and open to the public; please register

Location:
Sheraton Hotel & Towers (811 7th Ave., NY, NY)

Time & Day & Date:
Thursday, April 2, 2009 (Entire Conference April 1-4th)

• 10:00 -11:00 am: Plenary Session: Arne Duncan, United States Secretary of Education
• 6:00 - 7:30 pm: American Conversation: Reverend Al Sharpton and Newt Gingrich

Friday, April 3rd: Education Equality Project Day

• 10-11:30 am: "How to ensure a high-quality education for your child"
  Featuring:
  Joe Williams, Democrats For Ed Reform
  Ginny Ford, Executive Director of D.C. Parents for School Choice [PRO CHARTER]
  Kyesha Bennett, Harlem Parents United [PRO CHARTER]
  Bill Jackson, GreatSchools.net
  

• 11:30 am - 2:30 pm: Luncheon - A Conversation on Education
  Featuring:
  Reverend Al Sharpton – President/Founder, National Action Network
  Joel Klein – Chancellor of New York City Public Schools
  James Mtume – Radio Personality
  Margaret Spellings - Former United States Secretary of Education
  Adrian Fenty – Mayor, Washington, DC
  Mike Bloomberg – Mayor, New York City
  Antonio Villaraigoso – Mayor, Los Angeles
  Kevin Johnson – Mayor, Sacramento
  Claudio Sanchez –National Public Radio

• 4:00-5:30 pm: Panel: "Schools that work"
  Featuring:
  Kevin Chavous, Former Chair of the Washington D.C. Council Education Committee
  David Whitman, Author of Sweating the Small Stuff
  Jarvis Sanford, Principal of Dodge Renaissance School
  Ben Chavis, Principal of American Indian Public Charter School in Oakland
  Ryan Hill, TEAM Academy
  Steve Barr – Green Dot Schools

Co-sponsor: EEP.

Background:
Join the National Action Network in New York City on April 2nd and 3rd as leaders like U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigoso, Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, and former U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings discuss how to close the achievement gap in our public schools and restore the civil rights of children to an equal education.

The event is part of the National Action Network’s annual convention. It brings together leaders from government, nonprofits, and the business world to discuss today’s pressing civil rights issues. The discussion will focus on the building blocks we can put in place today to close the achievement gap.

LINK: http://www.educationequalityproject.org/page/s/NANconvention