Congressional committee to discuss charter schools tomorrow
Date Posted: 3/11/2014 | Author: Jennifer Mitchell, CAE
On Wed., March 12, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce has a full committee hearing scheduled in Washington, D.C. The hearing is entitled, “Raising the Bar: The Role of Charter Schools in K-12 Education.” You can watch a live webcast of this meeting starting at 9:30 a.m. (Central). The following witnesses are scheduled to appear:
- Dr. Deborah McGriff, Chair of the Board, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Milwaukee, WI
- Mrs. Lisa Graham Keegan, Chair of the Board, National Association of Charter School Authorizers, Peoria, AZ
- Mr. David Linzey, Executive Director, Clayton Valley Charter High School, Concord, CA
- Ms. Alyssa Whitehead-Bust, Chief of Innovation and Reform, Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO
- Mr. Alan Rosskamm, CEO, Breakthrough Schools, Cleveland, OH
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