Contact: Alesha Daughtrey, ad72@duke.edu
Sponsor: Living Policy Forum
Where:
Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Room 201 (opposite the Rhodes Conference room)
Why: The Living Policy Forum of the Sanford Institute of Public Policy is excited to present a panel discussion on dropouts and dropout prevention. We’ll hear from leading local experts, get reports from Durham schools and programs working on dropout prevention issues in every grade, and find out how community advocates can get involved to be sure every student earns a diploma.
A Panel Discussion on Dropout Prevention Strategies and Policy in NC
Thursday, October 2, 2008 – 4:00 p.m.
Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Room 201
(top floor of the Sanford Institute, opposite the Rhodes Conference Room)
Panelists include:
Senator Vernon Malone (invited) – Senior Chair, NC Senate Committee on Education/Public Instruction
Marvin Pittman – Community Liaison for Student Achievement, NC State Board of Education
Joel Rosch – Senior Research Scholar, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University
Leigh Bordley – Member, Durham Public Schools Board of Education; Executive Director, Partners for Youth
Jeanne Bishop – Principal, E. K. Powe Elementary School (a Duke-Durham Partnership school)