Challenging Choices: Education Policy and the 2012 Presidential Election

While many Americans are concerned about the state of our public education system, and polls show that education is an important issue to voters in swing states, our presidential candidates have avoided addressing the topic in depth.  This panel discussion will present the conversation we should be having in the run up to the 2012 election.  Moderated by David Steiner, Dean of the Hunter College School of Education, the program will feature  policymakers and educators Sarah Almy, Director of Teacher Quality, The Education Trust; Elizabeth Dickey, President, Bank Street College; and David Weiner, Deputy Chancellor for Talent, Labor and Innovation, New York City Department of Education. Panelists will especially focus on value-added evaluation models, and teacher preparation regulations recently implemented in many states.