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Taking the Election to School: Making Education a Focus of the 2012 Election
Education Advisers to Obama and Romney to Debate at Teachers College, Columbia University
The Debate
- Jon Schnur, co-founder of America Achieves. Previously, Mr. Schnur co-founded and served as CEO of New Leaders for New Schools. He has also served as senior adviser to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and co-chairman of the Obama for America Education Policy Committee. @BarackObama
- Phil Handy, higher education co-chair of Romney's Education Policy Advisory Group. Mr. Handy is CEO of Strategic Industries; former chairman of the Florida State Board of Education; twice appointed by President George W. Bush as vice chairman of the National Board for Education Sciences; and a member of the board of directors of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. @MittRomney
The Debaters:
- Susan H. Fuhrman, President, Teachers College @TeachersCollege
Moderator:
Post-Debate Analysis Discussion
- Mark Bomster, assistant managing editor, government and politics, Education Week @educationweek
Moderator:
- Jeffrey Henig, professor of political science and education at Teachers College and a professor of political science at Columbia University. He also serves as the Education and Politics & Education program coordinator, Teachers College, Columbia University @TeachersCollege
- Alyson Klein, staff writer, Education Week and "Politics K12" blogger. @PoliticsK12
- Liz Willen, editor, The Hechinger Report @hechingerreport
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EVENT DATE and ADDRESS
October 15, 2012; 7 p.m. Eastern
Live event: Teachers College in New York CityWebcast event: edweek.org
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